Word by word: the secret life of dictionaries
"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 kno...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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 are the questions that keep lexicographers up at night. While most of us might take dictionaries for granted, the process of writing dictionaries is in fact as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography, from the agonizing decisions about what and how to define, to the knotty questions of usage in an ever-changing language. She explains why the small words are the most difficult to define, how it can take nine months to define a single word, and how our biases about language and pronunciation can have tremendous social influence. Throughout Stamper brings to life the hallowed halls (and highly idiosyncratic cubicles) of Merriam-Webster, a surprisingly rich world inhabited by quirky and erudite individuals who quietly shape the way we communicate. A sure delight for all lovers of words, Harmless Drudges will also improve readers' grasp and use of the English language"... |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xiii, 396 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781101870945 |
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Preface x i
HRAFNKELL: On Falling in Love 3
BUT: On Grammar 23
IT’S: On “Grammar ” 38
IRREGARDLESS: On Wrong Words 52
CORPUS: On Collecting the Bones 6 8
SURFBOARD: On Defining 94
PRAGMATIC: On Examples 125
TAKE: On Small Words 136
BITCH: On Bad Words 14 9
POSH: On Etymology and Linguistic Originalism
AMERICAN DREAM: On Dates 189
NUCLEAR: On Pronunciation 199
NUDE: On Correspondence 216
MARRIAGE: On Authority and the Dictionary
EPILOGUE: The Damnedest Thing 255
Acknowledgments 263
Notes 265
B ibliography 275
Index 2 8 i
169
230
the word “is”? Do you have strong feelings about
the word “irregardless”? Brimming with intelli-
gence and personality, this vastly entertaining
account of how dictionaries are made is a must-
read for word mavens.
Many of us take dictionaries for granted,
and few may realize that the process of writing
dictionaries is, in fact, as lively and dynamic
as language itself. With sharp wit and irrever-
ence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex,
obsessive world of lexicography, from the ago-
nizing decisions about what to define and how
to do it, to the knotty questions of usage in an
ever-changing language. She explains why small
words are the most difficult to define, how it can
take nine months to define a single word, and
how our biases about language and pronuncia-
tion can have tremendous social influence. And
along the way, she reveals little-known surpris-
es—for example, the fact that “OMG” was first
used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917.
Word by Word brings to life the hallowed
halls (and highly idiosyncratic cubicles) of
Merriam-Webster, a startlingly rich world in-
habited by quirky and erudite individuals who
quietly shape the way we communicate. Certain
to be a delight for all lovers of words, Stamper’s
debut will make you laugh as much as it makes
you appreciate the wonderful complexities and
eccentricities of the English language.
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