Living Words: Language, Lexicography, and the Knowledge
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McArthur, Tom, PUBLISHER: University <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> Exeter Press, In this unique and entertaining collection <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> articles, a noted scholar and compiler <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> key <strong>worksstrong> <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> reference reflects on <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> nature <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> language, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> art <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> lexicography, and <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> breathtaking developments in communication, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> media, and information technology in <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> late twentieth century. Living Words ranges over three main subjects: language at large, and in particular English, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> most widely used language in <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> history <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> world; <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> art and study <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> dictionaries and reference science, embracing all past, present, and potential reference materials from <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> Oxford English Dictionary to <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> Yellow Pages; and <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> processes through which communication, information, and knowledge have evolved -- from cave art to <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> personal computer.