The Oxford Dictionary of New Words - Softcover

Tulloch, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198602359 ISBN 13: 9780198602354

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This revised edition presents Oxford's latest research into new words in the language, telling the story of around 2000 words and phrases prominent in the media or the public eye in the 1980s and 90s. Covering words from all around the English-speaking world, it includes articles on Aga saga, Archie, Britpop, car bra, ecological footprint, feminazi, Japanimation, loved-up, mosh, Olestra, pink pound, waitron, youthism and zaitech. Each article explains the meaning of the word and uncovers the history behind its origin and use. The date of the earliest recorded usage of each word is given, along with any new derivatives it has generated. About 70 per cent of the articles are new to this edition, and the rest are revised or newly-written articles for words in the first edition which are still sufficiently prominent to warrant attention or which have acquired a new focus in recent years. Graphic icons are used throughout the text to show the areas of life in which each word is used, with icons ranging from business, the environment, health and computing to popular culture, people and society, leisure and lifestyle, and sport.

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Review:

"The extensive use of citations makes this collection of neologisms fun to peruse."--William Safire, New York Times Magazine "The extensive use of citations makes this collection of neologisms fun to peruse."--William Safire, New York Times Magazine "The extensive use of citations makes this collection of neologisms fun to peruse."--William Safire, New York Times Magazine "The extensive use of citations makes this collection of neologisms fun to peruse."--William Safire, New York Times Magazine

About the Author:

About the Editors: Elizabeth Knowles is Managing Editor in the Quotation dictionaries group, and Julia Elliott is Senior Editor in the Thesauruses group, both at Oxford University Press, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0198602359
• ISBN 13: 9780198602354
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 366