Acrasial Philogamy – Ghost Hapaxes in OED

Poking around the OED today, I came across this entry, which I’ll reproduce here in full: aˈcrasial, a. rare-1. [f. acrasy + -al1.] Ill-regulated, untempered, intemperate. 1851 S. JUDD Margaret II. xi. 321 (1871) ‘Acrasial Philogamy? Brother Edward, what is that?’ ‘That,’ replied Edward, ‘is an incurable malady to which young persons are subject.’ I […]

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13.06.2014 – 20:11 | By D-AW | Posted in Digital Humanities, Lexicography | Tagged , , , | Comments (10)

Going Live: “The Life of Words”

For over two years, I’ve been posting short posts and articles on topics related to poetry, criticism, lexicography – especially the Oxford English Dictionary – and Digital Humanities, on my research blog, “Poetry & Contingency”. That blog was initially set up to collect thoughts, results, and new research questions generated in the course of a […]

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13.06.2014 – 19:53 | By D-AW | Posted in Criticism, Digital Humanities, Etymology, Language and Literature in Society, Lexicography, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)