Name: The joy of lexicography
Uploaded: 2007-08-30T07:30:00Z
Duration: 15 min 37 s
Description: Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation.

Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation.

Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography

The joy of lexicography

Lexicography is not policing words but fishing in the vast ocean of English to discover marvels, reshaping our dictionary views.

The static Victorian design of dictionaries fails to capture the expansive, evolving nature of language—a call for a digital renaissance.

Embrace every word with love, for its utility and beauty, transcending the confines of traditional dictionaries to enrich language.