As part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the first COBUILD dictionary, a real landmark in the field of lexicography and the project that first encouraged me to become a lexicographer, I’ve written a post for the Collins ELT blog about how the meanings of words have changed in the past three decades. Back in 1987, words like wireless, click and hybrid hadn’t yet acquired the senses we all use now without a second thought.
Entry for ‘wireless’ from the first edition (1987)
Entry for ‘wireless’ from the latest, ninth edition
Click here to read my post.
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