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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240814084643.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780349141008 [newsprint] |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
University of Cebu-Banilad |
| Transcribing agency |
University of Cebu-Banilad |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Simpson, John, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The word detective : |
| Remainder of title |
a life in words: from serendipity to selfie / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
John Simpson. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Abacus, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2017. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
366 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacontent |
| Content type term |
text |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Source |
rdamedia |
| Media type term |
unmediated |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacarrier |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
1 Serendipity, perhaps -- 2 Lexicography -- 3 Marshallers of words -- 4 The longest way round -- 5 Uneasy skanking -- 6 Shark-infested waters -- 7 OED redux -- 8 The tunnel and the vision -- 9 Gxddbov xxkxzt pg lfmk -- 10 At the top of the crazy tree -- 11 Shenanigans online -- 12 Flavour of the month -- 13 Becoming the past. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"In The Word Detective, an intensely personal memoir and a joyful celebration of English, Simpson weaves a story of how words come into being (and sometimes disappear), how cultures shape the language we use, and how we cope when words fail us. Throughout, he enlivens his narrative with lively excavations and investigations of individual words -- from deadline to online and back to 101 (yes, it's a word) -- all the while reminding us that the seemingly mundane words (can you name the four different meanings of ma?) are often the most interesting ones. A brilliant expedition through the world of words, The Word Detective will delight, inspire, and educate any lover of language." --Provided by the publisher. |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
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| Target audience note |
Adult |
| 541 ## - IMMEDIATE SOURCE OF ACQUISITION NOTE |
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| Deans/Chairperson |
Mindajao, Lynie |
| Department |
College of Teacher Education |
| Subject Category |
Fiction |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Text in English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
English language Lexicography |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Oxford English dictionary |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Type of record |
Book |
| 998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN) |
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| Encoded by |
Argenette [new] |
| Date encoded |
08/09/2024 |
