The Lexicon - A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover

This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author's most erudite, outré, and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes. Introduction by Jesse Sheidlower; illustrations by Arnold Roth.

Summary

This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author’s most erudite, outré, and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes. Introduction by Jesse Sheidlower; illustrations by Arnold Roth.

Product details

• Authors: Beahm, William F Buckley, William F. Buckley, William F. Jr. Buckley, William F. Buckley Jr, William F. Buckley Jr.
• Assisted by: Arnold Roth (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1998
• EAN: 9780156006163
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600616-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Weight: 163 g
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Authorship, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Linguistics / Etymology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Fiction Writing, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Composition, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Spelling & Vocabulary, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Linguistics / Semantics