Authorisms : words wrought by writers
Dickson, Paul2014
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William Shakespeare's written vocabulary consisted of 17,245 words, including hundreds that were coined or popularized by him. Some of the words never went further than their appearance in his plays, but others - like bedazzled, hurry, critical, and anchovy - are essential parts of our standard vocabulary today. Many other famous and lesser-known writers have contributed to the popular lexicon. Lexicographer Paul Dickson deftly sorts through neologisms by Chaucer (a ha), Jane Austen (base ball), Louisa May Alcott (co-ed), Mark Twain (hard-boiled), Kurt Vonnegut (granfalloon), and many others.
Main title:
Authorisms : words wrought by writers / Paul Dickson.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781620405406 (hbk)
Dewey class:
801.3
Language:
English
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BRN:
838673