Oxford English Dictionary Online: preparation for the third edition of the dictionary on the example of Updates 2016
The article analyzes the online “Oxford English Dictionary”: the history of the largest academic dictionary of English, the principles of modern editorial work. The lexical units published on the website in 2016 in “Additions” to the dictionary (Updates) are studied. Lexemes are analyzed and classified according to such parameters as subject and regional affiliation, time of appearance, type of word formation.