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and entertaining collection of articles, a noted scholar and
compiler of key works of reference reflects on the nature of
language, the art of lexicography, and the breathtaking
developments in communication, the media, and information
technology in the late twentieth century. Living Words ranges
over three main subjects: language at large, and in particular
English, the most widely used language in the history of the
world; the art and study of dictionaries and reference science,
embracing all past, present, and potential reference materials
from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Yellow Pages; and the
processes through which communication, information, and
knowledge have evolved -- from cave art to the personal
computer. "There are many valuable insights in this collection
of papers . . . The articles in this collectio