Word by word : the secret life of dictionaries / Kory Stamper.
Word by word : the secret life of dictionaries / Kory Stamper.
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Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, [2017]
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G 2017/1597
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 296 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Hrafnkell: on falling in love -- But: on grammar -- It's: on "grammar" -- Irregardless: on wrong words -- Corpus: on collecting the bones -- Surfboard: on defining -- Pragmatic: on examples -- Take: on small words -- Bitch: on bad words -- Posh: on etymology and linguistic originalism -- American dr...
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Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"Brimming with intelligence and personality, a vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made - a must read for word mavens. Have you ever tried to define the word "is?" Do you have strong feelings about the word (and, yes, it is a word) "irregardless?" Did you know that OMG was first used in 1917, in a letter to Winston Churchill? These...
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Word by word : the secret life of dictionaries / Kory Stamper.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-280) and index.
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G 2017/1597
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74VKVVegZRGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVVegZRGA
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ISBN
9781101870945 hardcover
110187094X hardcover
DDC
413.028
MMS ID
991024098424802626
