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OverviewShallow Water Dictionary is both a celebration of the richness of our vernacular language and a lament on its passing and with it, the passing of the words we need to understand our shallow water regions, once the primary landscape of America and now facing extinction, both physical and linguistic. This small book is an intriguing and valuable addition to our knowledge of a changing landscape. Literary, etymological, historical, and vernacular investigations of such varied terms as guzzle, creek, and chartreuse, Stilgoes definitions are lyric explanations of words whose original meanings have been eroded by time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John R. StilgoePublisher: Princeton Architectural Press Imprint: Princeton Architectural Press Edition: 5th Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.122kg ISBN: 9781568984087ISBN 10: 1568984081 Pages: 59 Publication Date: 18 December 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviews"""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" 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 Author InformationJohn Stilgoe is the Robert and Lois Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape at Harvard University. He lives in Norwell, MA Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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