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Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford...
Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAntiquarian copies of The New English Dictionary Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images...
Ho-Chunk Nation launches online dictionary to breathe new life into endangered Ho-Chunk language
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHenning Garvin is mindful that a day will come when he can no longer turn to his aging dad, a fluent...
Patrick Hanks, lexicographer who illuminated the history of rude words and surnames – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPatrick Hanks, who has died aged 83, was a lexicographer, corpus linguist and onomastician, one who...
The People Who Created Our Dictionary Have Been Largely Forgotten—Until Now
Town & Country via AOL· 8 months agoAn excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the...
11 Language Books That Won’t Bore You
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBuzzFeed News The BuzzFeed copy desk is obviously obsessed with all things grammar, style, and editing. Here are some of our favorite books on language....
When did we first start using Xmas instead of Christmas and why do some find it offensive?
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTis the season for peace on earth and goodwill toward men ... unless you use the word Xmas instead...
This Kansas City man tried to create a new national language for people learning English
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoAt the turn of the 20th century after moving to Missouri from Italy, Nikoles Aleshi created a new...
Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee's word selection panel...
Salman Rushdie’s Legacy Resonates Now More Than Ever
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the opening paragraph of his memoir entitled Joseph Anton, Salman Rushdie writes about first receiving the call from a BBC reporter asking for a...