The word detective : a life in words - from serendipity to selfie
Simpson, J. A., 1953-2016
Book
Language is always changing. No one knows where it is going but the best way to future-cast is to look at the past. John Simpson animates for us a tradition of researching and editing, showing us both the technical lexicography needed to understand a word, and the careful poetry needed to construct its definition. He challenges both the idea that dictionaries are definitive, and the notion that language is falling apart.
Main title:
Author:
Simpson, J. A., 1953-, author
Imprint:
London : Little, Brown, 2016.
Collation:
xvi, 366 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781408706602 (hbk)
Dewey class:
422422 SIM
Language:
English
BRN:
2375158