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The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon

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The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon

de Karen Elizabeth Gordon

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9780395689905
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Houghton Mifflin, August 1997. Hardcover . Used Good/Good. Light wear to cover and edges, slightly bumped corners. Pages clean, binding intact, cover has light wear. Spine is undamaged, no creasing or warping. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

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"What on earth does lagniappe mean? A sluggard who lies around till noon? A she-wolf of Anapurna? A car that demands heavy pampering?" In fact, none of the above. But one can find this Creole French word delectably defined in THE DISHEVELED DICTIONARY, which does for vocabulary what Gordon's cult classic THE WELL-TEMPERED SENTENCE did for punctuation and THE TRANSITIVE VAMPIRE did for grammar. THE DISHEVELED DICTIONARY takes a voluptuary's approach to language, offering a lavish feast of words and their multiple uses. Favorite characters from Gordon's earlier books appear in cameo, including Yolanta, Jonquil Mapp, cowboys with lingerie, and assorted royal riffraff. With her trademark cache of illustrations and flamboyantly gothic examples, Gordon takes readers on a hedonist's tour of the world of words, where they can check into the Last Judgment Pinball Machine Motel, slip into susurrant silk pajamas at Cafe Frangipane, or plunge into scenes from such literary works as Torpor in the Swing,The Wretch of Lugubria, and Gossamer and the Green Light. Laced with erudite insights and eccentric wit, THE DISHEVELED DICTIONARY is about the music of speech and the sound and sensuality of language, celebrating not only the obsure but also our most beloved and basic words.

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Inventario del vendedor #
215484
Título
The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon
Autor
Karen Elizabeth Gordon
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Estado del libro
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ISBN 10
0395689902
ISBN 13
9780395689905
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Houghton Mifflin
Lugar de publicación
Boston
Fecha de publicación
August 1997
Páginas
162

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