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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Stamper, Kory
Titre(s) : Word by word [Texte imprimé] : the secret life of dictionaries / Kory Stamper
Publication : New York : Pantheon books, 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-296 p.) ; 22 cm
Comprend : 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.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 275-280. Index
"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"
Sujet(s) : Lexicographie -- Histoire
Anglais (langue) -- Lexicographie -- Histoire
Anglais (langue) -- Dictionnaires -- Histoire
Dictionnaires -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781101870952. - ISBN 1101870958. - ISBN 9781101870945 (erroné). - ISBN 110187094X
(erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45271720r
Notice n° :
FRBNF45271720
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