Oxford Thesaurus - I want this! and full OED finally in Mac edition
By Paul Biba
Not an ebook, but it should be. However, the complete OED 4.0 is available in electronic form on CD for both Windows and Mac at $295 from OUP or $212 from Amazon. The Mac version is new with this release.
Unfortunately it’s priced on Amazon at $316 (discounted from $396). Well, it might make a good Christmas or birthday present for me. I’ll put the wife on notice and add it to my Amazon Wishlist.
A 40-year project in the making, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is the first historical thesaurus to include almost the entire vocabulary of English, from Old English to the present day. Conceived and compiled by the English Language Department of the University of Glasgow, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is a groundbreaking analysis of the historical inventory of English, allowing users to find words connected in meaning throughout the history of the language.
The largest thesaurus resource in the world, covering more than 920,000 words and meanings based on the Oxford English Dictionary
The very first historical thesaurus to be compiled for any of the world’s languages from medieval times through the present
Synonyms listed with dates of first recorded use in English, in chronological order, with earliest synonyms firstFor obsolete words, the Thesaurus also includes last recorded use of word
Uses a thematic system of classification
Comprehensive index enables complete cross-referencing of nearly one million words and meanings
Contains a comprehensive sense inventory of Old English
Includes a free fold-out color chart which shows the top levels of the classification structure
Made up of two volumes: The main text, comprising numbers sections for semantic categories, and the index, comprising a full A-Z look up of nearly one million lexical items
The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is a unique resource for word-lovers of all types-linguists and language specialists, historians, literary commentators, among others-as well as being a fascinating resource for everyone with an interest in the English language and its historical development. It is a perfect complement to the OED itself, allowing the words in the OED to be cross-referenced and viewed in wholly new ways.
Some more information at boookofjoe.
July 16th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Any chance that they might someday do a Linux version of the OED??? please???
July 16th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
The biggest “Thank You” I ever did for my father was getting him the complete printed version for his birthday. I wish that the man that gave us the sony walkman (Sony took his Hearing aid circuitry for the origional walkman), the guy that made Raytheon realize that the microwave was meant for quick cooking, not gourmat cooking (long story), who as a consultant was integral to the formatino of E-ink actually could use a computer when I was offered the electronic version for $10 of the OED by a fan of his.