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Disheveled Dictionary:  A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon

Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon

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Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon

by GORDON, Karen Elizabeth

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ISBN 10
0395689902
ISBN 13
9780395689905
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Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0395689902 . First printing. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else fine in a fine dust jacket. .

Synopsis

"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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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon
Author
GORDON, Karen Elizabeth
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
ISBN 10
0395689902
ISBN 13
9780395689905
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin,
Place of Publication
Boston:
Date Published
1997
Keywords
0395689902, English Language, VOCABULARY

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