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Simpson, J. A., (1953-)

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The word detective : = a life in words : from serendipity to selfie /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The word detective :/ John Simpson.
Reminder of title:	a life in words : from serendipity to selfie /
Author:	Simpson, J. A.,
Published:	London :Little, Brown, : 2016.,
Description:	xvi, 366 p. :ill. ;20 cm.
Notes:	Includes index.
[NT 15003449]:	Introduction: the background to the case -- Serendipity, perhaps -- Lexicography 101 -- Marshallers of words -- The longest way round -- Uneasy skanking -- Shark-infested waters -- OED redux -- The tunnel and the vision -- Gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk -- At the top of the crazy tree -- Shenanigans online -- Flavour of the month -- Becoming the past.
Subject:	Lexicographers - Biography. - Great Britain -
Subject:	Great Britain. -
ISBN:	9780349141008

The word detective : = a life in words : from serendipity to selfie /
Simpson, J. A.,1953-

The word detective :a life in words : from serendipity to selfie /John Simpson. - London :Little, Brown,2016. - xvi, 366 p. :ill. ;20 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the background to the case -- Serendipity, perhaps -- Lexicography 101 -- Marshallers of words -- The longest way round -- Uneasy skanking -- Shark-infested waters -- OED redux -- The tunnel and the vision -- Gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk -- At the top of the crazy tree -- Shenanigans online -- Flavour of the month -- Becoming the past.

"What do you call the part of a dog's back it can't scratch? Can you drink a glass of balderdash? And if, serendipitously, you find yourself in Serendip, then where exactly are you? The answers to all of these questions can be found in the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language. And there is no better guide to the dictionary's many wonderments, its quirks, and its quiddities than the former chief editor of the OED, John Simpson. John spent almost four decades of his life immersed in the intricacies of our language, and guides us through its history with charmingly laconic wit. In The Word Detective, an intensely personal memoir and a joyful celebration of English, he 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"--

ISBN: 9780349141008UK12.49

Source: 965665MILSubjects--Personal Names:

2213323
Simpson, J. A.,
1953-Subjects--Uniform Titles:

Oxford English dictionary.
Subjects--Topical Terms:

685129
Lexicographers
--Biography.--Great BritainSubjects--Geographical Terms:

700567
Great Britain.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

3211801
Autobiographies.

LC Class. No.: PE64.S46 / A3 2016b

Dewey Class. No.: 423.092

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