RING OF WORDS: TOLKIEN AND THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
About this book
Three senior editors at the Oxford English Dictionary examine Tolkien's career as a lexicographer who spent two years on the staff of the OED, analyze its influence on his creative use of language in his fictional works, and probe the origins and meaning of such Tolkienesque words as "hobbit," "Ent," and "mithril."
Subjects
KnowledgeLexicographersPhilologyEnglish languageEnglish AuthorsEtymologyLexicographyLanguage and languages in literatureOxford English dictionaryBiographyTolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973English language, dictionariesKnowledge and learning