Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

  • 作者: Stamper, Kory
  • 原文出版社:Pantheon Books
  • 出版日期:2017/03/14
  • 語言:英文
  • 定價:1024
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繁複龐雜的字典背後,是誰在撰寫與維護?

你曾像證明1+1=2一樣嚴肅的去定義“is”的意義嗎?這就是作者繁瑣的工作之一。她是一位lexicographer,也就是字典編寫者。在大家視字典為理所當然的使用當下,字典編寫者正日日與不斷演變的語言與文字交戰,打開編輯室的大門,帶所有惜字、愛字人踏入英文的究極之境。

 

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    想像一種工作:鎮日獨坐桌前,反覆琢磨一字的用法,其詞性、字義、文法,如 but 究竟是連接詞或介系詞,good作副詞用又到底合不合理。而你的同事們各有專精,共通點是皆為安靜內向 nerdy 的文字狂,平時僅以紙條交流,辦公室裡的交談聲響將突兀得像降臨地球的外星生物。而這正是本書作者 Kory Stampe more
 

內容簡介

Do you have strong feelings about the word "irregardless"? Have you ever tried to define the word "is"? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens.

Many of us take dictionaries for granted, and few may realize that the process of writing dictionaries is, in fact, as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it, to the knotty questions of usage in an ever-changing language. She explains why small words are the most difficult to define, how it can take nine months to define a single word, and how our biases about language and pronunciation can have tremendous social influence. And along the way, she reveals little-known surprises--for example, the fact that "OMG" was first used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917.

Word by Word brings to life the hallowed halls (and highly idiosyncratic cubicles) of Merriam-Webster, a startlingly rich world inhabited by quirky and erudite individuals who quietly shape the way we communicate. Certain to be a delight for all lovers of words, Stamper's debut will make you laugh as much as it makes you appreciate the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.

 

作者簡介

KORY STAMPER is a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster, where she also writes, edits, and appears in the "Ask the Editor" video series. She blogs regularly on language and lexicography at www.korystamper.com, and her writing has appeared in The Guardian and The New York Times, and on Slate.com.

 

詳細資料

  • ISBN:9781101870945
  • 規格:精裝 / 320頁 / 21.3 x 14.5 x 3.3 cm / 普通級
  • 出版地:美國

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