Revising the OED is no easy feat. Following a rare change in the dictionary’s leadership, Lorien Kite takes the opportunity to explore the implications of the most recent additions to the OED, the evolution of language, and the role of English on the international scene. The dictionary is faced with the task of tracing “the inexorable growth of English itself,” as Kite puts it.
As such, the OED finds itself in the curious position of being a national institution called upon, almost by default, to assume the role of a global one.
