Word by word : the secret life of dictionaries
Item details
- ISBN: 9781101870945
- ISBN: 110187094X
- ISBN: 9781101870952
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Physical Description:
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296 pages ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2017]
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 275-296). |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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 dream: On dates -- Nuclear: On pronunciation -- Nude: On correspondence -- Marriage: On authority and the dictionary -- Epilogue: The damnedest thing. |
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