how many volumes does the 2nd edition have?
20.
what does OED stand for?
Oxford English Dictionary
what has been underway since 2000?
A third edition.
how much is complete?
A third.
when did work begin on it originally?
1857,
what is OED?
The Oxford English Dictionary
What does it trace?
The historical development of the English language
how many pages does the 2nd edition have?
21,728
what happened in 1933?
The Oxford English Dictionary fully replaced the former name
what was the former name?
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
who uses it as a resource?
Scholars and academic researchers,
does it have many variations?
Yes
are the variations around the world or just one region?
The world
when was it republished?
1884
when was the title first used unofficially?
In 1895
how many volumes was it when republished?
Ten.
when was the 2nd edition published?
1989.
what role did the philological society play?
it provided the materials it is based on.
who publishes OED?
Oxford University Press.
How many supplement volumes did it have when the title changed?
"12 with 1 supplement.