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Author
Publisher
Godine
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated history of the dictionary and the many obsessed compilers, charlatans, and geniuses, who made them. Dictionaries are repositories of erudition, monuments to linguistic authority, and battlefields in cultural and political struggles. They are works of almost superhuman endurance, produced by people who devote themselves for years or even decades to wearisome labor. Dictionaries can become commodities in a fiercely competitive publishing...
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