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HTE
About the Thesaurus
Director:
Professor Christian J Kay
The Historical Thesaurus contains the vocabulary of English from the
earliest written records to the present, with first, and where appropriate,
last recorded dates of usage, taken from the Oxford English Dictionary.
The data are arranged semantically and chronologically. There are three
main SECTIONS: (I) The External World, (II)
The Mind and (III) Society, which consist
of large semantic fields, e.g. Food, Disease, Farming, etc.. Within the
sections HEADINGS describe smaller semantic areas, e.g. Cook, Fever. Within
the headings are SUBHEADINGS defining smaller groups, e.g. roast, fry,
boil. Within subheadings the data are arranged in chronological order
of first recorded date of usage.
Historical Thesaurus homepage
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