The Oxford essential dictionary of new words
The Oxford essential dictionary of new words by Erin McKean is a 2003 Education book written by TED speaker Erin McKean, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "Go ahead, make up new words!" (2014), 2.3M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 11 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 1st of 3 books by Erin McKean on Books Worth Reading (2003–2010), by publication year.
- Edition: Berkley Books, 2003 · 331 pages
The paired TED talk
Go ahead, make up new words! (2014), the TED talk by Erin McKean.
From the publisher
A definition is a semantic statement of the meaning of a term. Definitions can be classified into two large categories: intensional definitions, and extensional definitions. Another important category of definitions is the class of ostensive definitions, which convey the meaning of a term by pointing out examples. A term may have many different senses and multiple meanings, and thus require multiple definitions.