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020			_a978-0-349-14100-8
040			_cNU Fairview
050			_aPE 64 S56 2016
100			_aSimpson, John _eauthor
245		4	_aThe word detective: A life in words from serendipity to selfie / John Simpson
260			_babacus, _aNew York : _cc2016.
300			_a xvi, 366 pages : _billustrations ; _c20 cm.
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_aIntroduction: 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
520			_aIn 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.
650			_aAUTOBIOGRAPHIES.
650			_aOXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
650			_a SIMPSON, J. A., 1953-.
650			_aLEXICOGRAPHES GRANDE-BRETAGNE BIOGRAPHIES.
650			_a LEXICOGRAPHERS GREAT BRITAIN BIOGRAPHY.
650			_a LEXICOGRAPHERS.
650			_a GREAT BRITAIN.
650			_a ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEXICOGRAPHY.
650			_aBIOGRAPHIES.
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