Inside the Dictionary: How Lexicographers Work

Kory Stamper, Erin McKean and the pros on evidence-based definitions, filler words, word-of-the-year politics and how a word actually earns its entry.

Playlist by @birth_of_dictionary

13 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. How a dictionary writer defines English — Vox
2. This Man Can Pronounce Every Word in the Dictionary — Great Big Story
3. How to get a word added to the dictionary - Ilan Stavans — TED-Ed
4. Erin McKean: The joy of lexicography — TED
5. Redefining the dictionary - Erin McKean — TED-Ed
6. Why Real Dictionaries Have Fake Words — Half as Interesting
7. Lexicographer John McWhorter Uses Words To Explain Words — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
8. This Woman Decides Whether Words Are Real Words — David Pakman Show
9. A Merriam-Webster editor reveals how words are added to the dictionary — Business Insider
10. How Merriam-Webster decides to add new words, phrases to dictionary — CBS News
11. Kory Stamper | Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries — Author Events
12. The Word Detective | John Simpson | Talks at Google — Talks at Google
13. The Power of the Dictionary | Susan Butler | TEDxSydney — TEDx Talks