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In lexicography, antedating is finding earlier citations of a particular term than those already known.〔James Gleick: ''(Cyber-Neologoliferation. The Oxford English Dictionary meets Cyberspace )'', New York Times Magazine, 5 November 2006〕 Historical dictionaries such as the Oxford English Dictionary provide citations meant to show the evolution of every word, beginning with the earliest known usage. Antedating is a key task in lexicography and a popular sport.〔 By indicating limitations of dictionaries they raise important questions of the consistency of editorial policies, and of the exhaustiveness and accuracy of dictionary material. The issue has thus been addressed in several major studies as well as in hundreds of papers tracing individual words, some of which are by-products of historical or linguistic research.〔Mirosława Podhajecka: ''(Antedating headwords in the third edition of the OED: Findings and problems )''〕 Similar activities are postdating (finding more recent evidence of words than is currently quoted) and interdating (intermediate evidence where large gaps in dating evidence exist).〔Oxford English Dictionary homepage: ''(Contribute to the OED )''〕 To encourage and facilitate this process, dedicated submission forms are available on the internet〔Oxford University Press homepage: ''(OED Submission Form )''〕 and regular appeals to the public for investigation are being made.〔Oxford English Dictionary homepage: ''(About the OED Appeals )''〕 The appeal Wordhunt was part of the TV show Balderdash and Piffle on BBC. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antedating」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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