The new book explores the evolution of the dictionary, as well as how we use and create language Unabridged was featured on ...

Clarence Major, Dictionary of Afro-American Slang (1970), The Queen's Vernacular: A Gay Lexicon, San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books (1972), and Cheris Kramarae and Paula Treichler with Ann Russo, A ...

Following the terror attacks that took place Sept. 11, 2001, people across the country began searching Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary for the same word. The ...

The Doha Historical Dictionary of the Arabic Language represents a breakthrough in linguistic research, built on a scale and methodology never before achieved ...

The OED’s task – to define every English word – is as ambitious as it was 150 years ago. By Pippa Bailey The team at the Oxford English Dictionary felt some nervousness about writing the definition ...

Every so often, a new word (or canon of words) gets added to Merriam-Webster's dictionary. Following popular usage and a socially-acceptable, widely circulated and accepted definition, the newest term ...