34.1565, Disc: Discipline of Linguistics in Fiction?

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LINGUIST List: Vol-34-1565. Fri May 19 2023. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 34.1565, Disc: Discipline of Linguistics in Fiction?

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Date: 17-May-2023
From: Lieselotte Anderwald [anderwald at anglistik.uni-kiel.de]
Subject: Discipline of Linguistics in Fiction?


I was wondering whether there are good fictionalized descriptions of
the work of linguists that you are aware of? I am just reading Pip
Williams' novel The Dictionary of Lost Words, which in part describes
the work on the OED by James Murray (and others, of course), but then
takes an interesting feminist slant. Lexicography is not my specialty,
but I found the description absolutely fascinating. Is there anything
else in the world of fiction that deals with other areas of
linguistics, with linguistic pioneers, or with the everyday work of
linguists? Please let me know, and I will post a summary of
answers/reading list - without too many spoilers, hopefully!

Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics
                     History of Linguistics
                     Ling & Literature




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