http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=c74519ed-c8d5-4 312-869b-af7508dd65cc&k=81427 I hope this one works. LB Lisa Berglund, Ph.D. English...
Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758 -- 250 years ago. Celebration events have been arranged by the Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical...
Michael Hancher
mh@...
Oct 5, 2008 8:02 pm
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A guy who has been sending tip-offs on new words and slang for years, Joe Clark in Toronto, did some independent research into Canadian English spellings,...
We thought you might be interested in more details on the closure of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary unit. (Excuse the self-reference in the article). ...
Stefan Dollinger
dstefan@...
Oct 6, 2008 6:11 pm
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This is very sad. The trend is clear. First Random House, then the Canadian Oxford. Who's next? The claim that any dictionary can be maintained as well by a...
Sidney Landau
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Oct 7, 2008 1:18 pm
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LEXICOM-AMERICAS 2009 A Workshop in Lexicography and Lexical Computing Mexico City, Mexico Co-located with CICLING-09 http://www.cicling.org/2009 February...
There must be a law of synonyms somewhere (of phrasal synomyms in particular). Dictionaries and thesauruses (thesauri) seem too arbitrary & random too trust...
One factor that may be influencing the use of "laptop" and "notebook" is Google itself. Well-run commercial websites (like those selling computers) will...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article492 2834.ece LB Lisa Berglund, Ph.D. English Department Buffalo State College, SUNY ...
I apologize for the way that the links I'm trying to post seem not to come through. I have tested the one below and it works fine-now. If the site is blocked...
Today's the day -- now observed also by Dennis Baron in his blog /The Web of Language/; see ...
Michael Hancher
mh@...
Oct 16, 2008 3:28 pm
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Pardon the belatedness of this response to Sidney's posting. The closing of Oxford's Canadian dictionary program is certainly a regrettable development, and...
jdespres@...
Oct 21, 2008 8:29 pm
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For the OED and for Merriam-Webster, Joanne may well be right, but it is hard to believe that the Oxford Canadian will be kept up-to-date online or any other...
Sidney Landau
slandau1755@...
Oct 21, 2008 9:00 pm
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"Why google is in the dictionary but AJAX isn't" An article in Computerworld that quotes a number of DSNA members. http://tinyurl.com/68nohv "Welcome to the...
Thank you, Lisa. These articles are always VERY welcome! Best wishes Dianne Dr Dianne Bardsley Lexicographer and Director New Zealand Dictionary Centre ...
Dianne Bardsley
Dianne.Bardsley@...
Oct 28, 2008 9:10 pm
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"Brevity is the soul of wit". How fun that a bard, no -- the bard -- would utter such a pithy, quotable axiom -- yet he violates it at almost every turn. And...
A respected etymologist said to me "etymology doesn't get much respect." Can we change that? ("Yes we can!") I set up www.etymolo.gy and invite your...
Hooray! ... respect." Can we change that? ("Yes we can!") ... understand what might turn the public on to etymology. You could put in your two cents worth. ...
I happened to be checking out what was on 60 Minutes tonight at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/08/60minutes/main13502.shtml and noticed that AnswerTips...
Ken Litkowski
ken@...
Nov 23, 2008 8:57 pm
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Dear DSNA members, The Fall 08 DSNA newsletter is now available as a PDF on our blog, http://www.dictionarysociety.com The new newsletter includes important...
I just talked with Marion Gates, who reports that Ed has a lot of health problems. He can no longer use the computer and Marion says she's ...
Luanne von Schneideme...
Lvonschn@...
Dec 3, 2008 7:51 pm
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For your information: HOFMANN, DIETRICH POPKEMA, ANNE TJERK *Altfriesisches* *Handwörterbuch* Unter Mitwirkung von Gisela Hofmann *2008. XXXVI, 603 Seiten, 1...
Dear colleagues, In this circular, please find information about the next biennial ASIALEX conference, as well as on how to become an ASIALEX member (which is...
I have been asked to share the following invitation, directed to all DSNA members. I do not have any further information about the seminar. Lisa Berglund,...
MLA annual convention, San Francisco, December 2008 Sunday, 28 December 322. Whose Dictionary Is It Anyway? 1:45-3:00 p.m., Golden Gate 5, Hilton Program...
Facts on File is looking for someone, preferably a scholar, to write a one-volume Encyclopedia of English Grammar. Facts On File is a New York-based publisher...
A new blog in which a translator discusses problems found with dictionaries used in their work: http://scandinaviandictionaryreview.blogspot.com/ The titles in...
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