I know you people like words and language, and I
know you like Google, so when I found a clip of Erin McKean giving a
talk about dictionaries at Google, I thought "Normally, I wouldn't watch a 54-minute video of someone giving a talk, but this one was really interesting, and maybe my fellow MeFites will think the same thing." (Be sure and stick around for the Q&A session at the end; Google people, as you might expect, ask really interesting questions.) Erin McKean is not only the editor of
The New Oxford American Dictionary, she's got a
dressmaking blog. And if you don't feel like watching a video right now,
here's a transcript of an hour-long online chat at Wordsmith.Org from a couple years ago. (Video link via
Taccuino di traduzione.)
posted by languagehat
on Feb 17, 2007 -
34 comments
Dictionary of the Scots Language. The two major historical dictionaries of the Scots language, the
Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) and the
Scottish National Dictionary (SND), have been combined into one searchable online edition:
Thus, information on the earliest uses of Scots words can be presented alongside examples of the later development and, in some cases, current usage of the same words. In this way, we hope that the DSL will allow users to appreciate the continuity and historical development of the Scots language. By making the DSL freely available on the Internet, we also aim to widen access to the source dictionaries and to open up these rich lexicographic resources to anyone with an interest in Scots language and culture.
posted by languagehat
on Apr 2, 2004 -
13 comments
