Redefining the Dictionary
People say to me, 'How do I know if a word is real?' You know, anybody who's read a children's book knows that love makes things real. If you love a word, use it. That makes it real." In this exuberant TEDTalk, Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary...
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| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
Table of Contents:
- What Is a Dictionary? (3:40)
- Online Dictionaries (2:15)
- Words Confined in Dictionaries (3:05)
- "Undictionaried" Words (3:03)
- Dictionaries and the Language (3:28)
- Credits: Redefining the Dictionary (0:05)