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Author:

Stamper, Kory.

Title:

Word by word : the secret life of dictionaries / Kory Stamper.

Edition:

First Vintage Books edition.

Publisher:

Vintage Booksa division of Penguin Random House LLC,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xiii, 300 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Lexicography--History.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism.
Lexicographers--Biography.
Dictionary.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 2017. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.

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 dream: on dates -- Nuclear: on pronunciation -- Nude: on correspondence -- Marriage: on authority and the dictionary -- Epilogue: the damnedest thing.

Summary:

Do you have strong feelings about the word irregardless ? Have you ever tried to define the word is ? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens.

ISBN:

110197026X
9781101970263

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1028862170

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

WKPE185 -- Cherokee Public Library (Cherokee)