The story of dictionaries
The Oxford English Corpus
The Oxford English Corpus is at the heart of Oxford's language research programme, which is continually monitoring how language is evolving to ensure our dictionary entries are as accurate and up-to-date as possible.
What is the Corpus?
The Corpus and the dictionary entry
The Oxford English Dictionary
The OED is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language.
- Read more about the OED
- What is the relationship between the OED and Oxford Dictionaries Online?
- Visit the OED website
Dictionary FAQ
Have you ever wondered how we know what a word means or how we decide which words to include in our dictionaries?
- Discover the answer to these questions and more with our Dictionary FAQ
- Or take a look at our infographic explaining how a new word ends up in an Oxford dictionary
