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the dictionary in the last five decades
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference Asked by: meesadesiking-ga List Price: $10.00 |
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31 Jul 2004 12:16 PDT
Expires: 30 Aug 2004 12:16 PDT Question ID: 381768 |
Looking at the number of words added to the dictionary every year, do you think development of technical language is slowly overshadowing development of literature ? ( I am looking for an analysis of the number of technical and non technical words added to the dictionary every year or so and draw out a conclusion from that).. |
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Re: the dictionary in the last five decades
From: neilzero-ga on 01 Aug 2004 07:10 PDT |
You typed "the dictionary" In the USA, there are many dictionary publishers, none of whom are officialy the final word. Typically they are reluctant to add obscure technical words, and obscure words coined by authors of literature as the word count would likely be approaching a billion had the obscure words been added. I suppose your question can be answered for specific publishers. Neil |
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Re: the dictionary in the last five decades
From: nelson-ga on 01 Aug 2004 10:35 PDT |
If it's any help to researchers, my humble opinion is that Merriam-Webster's is the definitive US dictionary publisher, with the Unabridged edition being the dictionary of record. (For the UK, it would be the Oxford English dictionary.) |
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Re: the dictionary in the last five decades
From: omnivorous-ga on 01 Aug 2004 11:00 PDT |
A timely question, as there's a new OED: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_915965,00430005.htm A new Canadian OED: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1091126533731_86535733/?hub=CTVNewsAt11 A new Merriam-Webster: http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20040801110235755 Looks like a hat trick to me, eh? |
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Re: the dictionary in the last five decades
From: meesadesiking-ga on 01 Aug 2004 12:36 PDT |
Well I was looking for Merriam Webster... Again what I am looking for is an analysis of how many technical words and how many non technical words are added to this dictionary in this decade compared to the 90's and 80's and 70's. Even a report for the Oxford dictionary would be ok... or if that's tough.. simply an analysis of the technical and non technical english words coined in this decade and the last few decades would be great. |
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Re: the dictionary in the last five decades
From: archae0pteryx-ga on 07 Aug 2004 11:59 PDT |
meesadesiking, No matter how many new words are added to any dictionary as a result of the speed of technological development, why would that say anything at all about the development of literature? There's no relationship between the two fields. Technology needs new words constantly to name new inventions and their functions. Literature covers matters for which there have been enough words for centuries. Archae0pteryx (not a researcher) |
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