Lexicography Archives — Planet Word Museum The museum where language comes to life Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:24:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://planetwordmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-PW_Logo_BLUE_circle-2-1-32x32.png Lexicography Archives — Planet Word Museum 32 32 Choosing the 2023 Word of the Year: Q&A with Ben Zimmer and Kelly Wright https://planetwordmuseum.org/choosing-the-2023-word-of-the-year-qa-with-ben-zimmer-and-kelly-wright/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:43:25 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=8015 Since 1990, the American Dialect Society has annually unveiled a Word of the Year — a newly prominent word that reflects significant events, societal shifts, and prevailing themes over the…

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]]> Barbiecore and the Language of Aesthetics https://planetwordmuseum.org/barbiecore-and-the-language-of-aesthetics/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:27:33 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=7337 It’s a Barbie world, and we’re just living in it. With the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie has come a resurgence in popularity for highly feminine aesthetics and all…

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]]> New Words in the Digital Age: Q&A with Grant Barrett https://planetwordmuseum.org/new-words-in-the-digital-age-q-a-with-grant-barrett/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 05:00:00 +0000 http://planetwordmuseum.org/new-words-in-the-digital-age-q-a-with-grant-barrett/ Has the internet changed the way new words enter our collective vocabulary? How do dictionary makers figure out what words having staying power and which will be obsolete in a…

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