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The word detective : a life in words: from serendipity to selfie / John Simpson.

By: Simpson, John [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Abacus, c2017Description: 366 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780349141008 [newsprint]Subject(s): English language Lexicography | Oxford English dictionary

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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.

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction	College Library Fiction	F Si58w 2017 (Browse shelf)	Available		3UCBL000027944

"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.