Antedating the Oxford English Dictionary

Antedating the Oxford English Dictionary
This talk by Peter Gilliver - Executive Editor (Lexicography): Finalisation - was originally delivered to Prof Beth Rapp Young’s class from the Department of English, University of Central Florida, and covered:
• The history of antedating the OED
• What constitutes good evidence for antedatings
• How to know when something doesn’t count as evidence
• Where to look for antedatings
• Some interesting examples
Would you like to submit your own antedatings to the OED team?
Please visit: www.oed.com/information/using...