36.2721, FYI: Free event – Tracking the history of English with the Oxford English Dictionary

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Subject: 36.2721, FYI: Free event – Tracking the history of English with the Oxford English Dictionary

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Date: 12-Sep-2025
From: OED Team [OED.uk at oup.com]
Subject: Free event – Tracking the history of English with the Oxford English Dictionary


Virtual panel discussion: Tracking the history of English with the
Oxford English Dictionary
Thu, 23 October, 05:00 – 06:30 PM BST (UTC +1)
Book your place:
http://tiny.cc/History-of-English-LL
Join OED editors and guest speakers for a discussion where they will
uncover a thousand years of the English language.
This session will  cover:
- Overview of University College London's 'From Old English to World
Englishes' project
- How the work of OED's historical lexicographers complements the work
of historical linguists
- How linguists and lexicographers can contribute to society's
knowledge of how the language has evolved from Old English to Middle
English to Modern English
- How the history of English helps us understand why the words we use
look or sound the way they do
- Why English has borrowed so extensively from other languages, and
why it has many different varieties spoken in different parts of the
world
- The talk will feature several examples of words and senses recorded
in the OED
- Q&A time
The event will be recorded for those who can’t attend the live session
or would like to watch it again at a later date.
Book your place:
http://tiny.cc/History-of-English-LL

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Lexicography
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics




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