1879年,詹姆斯·默里担任主编,这是《牛津英语词典》历史上一个具有重大意义的事件,也是大词典“阅读计划”实施的分水岭。“阅读计划”可视作古典语料库的应用典范。本文从历史主义词典编纂的背景和理据入手,分析了“阅读计划”启用的内因和外力,介绍了其总体运作、具体进展和实践途径,探讨了其在采集原始语料上的核心作用。 In 1879, James Murray served as editor-in-chief. This was a significant event in the history of the Oxford English Dictionary and a watershed in the implementation of the Great Dictionary “Reading Plan.” “Reading Plan ” can be regarded as a typical application of the classical corpus. Based on the background and rationale of the historiography dictionaries compilation, this article analyzes the internal and external forces of “Reading Plan”, introduces its overall operation, concrete progress and practical approaches, and discusses its central role in collecting original corpus.