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Description
The Last Word includes the renowned lexicographer Laurence Urdang’s final reflections on the current state of the English language: he died soon after completing the manuscript.
All scholars, librarians, editors, students, and general readers with an interest in the English language will be interested in this fascinating account of, in Urdang’s words, “a life devoted to all aspects of language.”Reviews
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students, but especially general readers and professionals.—Choice
About the Author
During his lifetime, Laurence Urdang wrote or edited more than 100 books, including dictionaries, thesauruses, and books on language and usage. He is the editor and compiler of the magisterial Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1966), and in 1974 he founded Verbatim: The Language Quarterly.
Product Details
Paperback
7-1/2 x 9-1/4; 304 pages
ISBN: 978-0-7808-1171-3
September 2010: $19.95