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020			_a9780195387063 (pbk.)
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041			_aeng
082			_a809.3876203 _bPRU/B
100			_aPrucher, Jeff _eAuthor _927750
245			_aBrave new words / _cJeff Prucher and Gene Wolfe
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2010.
300			_axxxi, 342 p. : _bill. ; _c19 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction, Brave New Words:The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction shows exactly how science-fictional words and their associated concepts have developed over time, with full citations and bibliographic information. It's a window on a whole genre of literature through the words invented and passed along by the genre's most talented writers. In addition, it shows how many words we consider everyday vocabulary-words like "space shuttle," "blast off," and "robot"-had their roots in imaginative literature, and not in hard science. Brave New Words covers the shared language of science fiction, as well as the vocabulary of science fiction criticism and its fans—those terms that are used by many authors in multiple settings. Words coined in science fiction have become part of the vocabulary of any number of subcultures and endeavors, from comics, to neo-paganism, to aerospace, to computers, to environmentalism, to zine culture. This is the first book to document this vocabulary transfer. Not just a useful reference and an entertaining browse, this book also documents the enduring legacy of science fiction writers and fans.
650			_aScience fiction _vDictionaries _927789
700			_aWolfe, Gene _eJoint Author _927751
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