The Endangered English Dictionary
Download or Read eBook The Endangered English Dictionary PDF written by David Grambs and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Grambs |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 1997-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0393316068 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780393316063 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Endangered English Dictionary by : David Grambs
Book excerpt: Modern dictionaries are the result of a paring away of the glory of the English language, so that merely standard, functional, current words remain. The price paid for such convenience is the thousands of delightful words never used. This volume saves such words from obliteration. "Like animals, plants and book reviewers, words can become extinct, but Grambs is here to salvage the most missed of the lexical dinosaurs".--"San Francisco Chronicle".
