Shallow Water Dictionary by John R Stilgoe
This work is a narration about two things - rowing a small boat in a sea of salt marshes, and exploring a collection of general and specialized dictionaries to learn why salt-marsh terms like guzzle have disappeared from American speech and even from dictionaries, despite being used by Thoreau.
"Provides readers with thought-provoking insights to our language and leaves them with the unanswered question: How can we accurately and usefully describe a landscape which lacks modern-day vocabulary?" - Underwater Naturalist
John Stilgoe is the Robert and Lois Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape at Harvard University. He lives in Norwell, MA
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| ISBN 13 | 9781568984087 |
| ISBN 10 | 1568984081 |
| Title | Shallow Water Dictionary |
| Author | John R Stilgoe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton Architectural Press |
| Year published | 2003-12-18 |
| Number of pages | 59 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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