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bold, impactful, simple, colorful, weak, strong, sexy, seductive, alluring or intriguing, loving, positive, light, hopeful, cheerful, happy, nostalgic and optimistic or negative, cruel, haunting, dark, ugly, heartbreaking, understated, ominous, chilling, mystical, frightening or foretelling. They can be meticulous, concise, deep, lighthearted, insightful, meaningful, provocative, intellectual, informative, philosophical, scientific, historical, or silly, nonsensical, fun, lighthearted, humorous, or fun. Intent can be ironic, figurative, sarcastic, metaphorical, colloquial, symbolic or allegorical and delivery can be melodious, mellifluous, poetic, formal, artful, classy, dramatic, dry, elegant, literary, technical, concise, verbose, dull or lyrical. Words are rare, archaic, obscure, unusual, old, forgotten, modern, newly coined, neologistic, popular.
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WHAT IS A LOGOPHILE?
A logophile is a lover of words. We can also be called a philologist or dramatically, a logomaniac. Oxford English Dictionary defines that "a person who is obsessively interested in words." This definitely describes that magnetic pull words can have on us. From the Greek ‘logo’ meaning “word” and -phile meaning “love. Earliest documented use is 1959.
A logophile does not have to be a writer and a writer does not have to be a logophile. The one thing they both seem to have in common though is voracious love for reading. They have a passion for words. Both can always be found with their nose in a book. Where else could they have discovered their passion? Reading. Through reading we discover that we love to play with words.
A lexicon is the vocabulary of a person, language or branch of knowledge. The Logophile Lexicon is a word list that is catered to the vocabulary of logophiles. Who loves to play with beautiful words enough to be defined as a logophile? Writers do. And they weave beautiful words together to form the oldest form of communication in history - the art of storytelling. From the Early 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek ‘lexikon’ (biblion) ‘(book) of words’, from lexis ‘word’, from legein ‘speak’.
This lexicon is not a dictionary or glossary of terms. It’s an eclectic collection of literary words that appeal to the lover of words and form a literary vocabulary.
Most people know what an acronym is or what a synonym is. But what is a glottal stop? Tautology? Onomatopoeia? What about structure - what are the meanings of prefixes like ‘hypo’ or a suffixes such as ‘logue’? What is symbolism in the Elizabethan Age?
Words alone convey basic meaning. Mood is conveyed in the way that words are strung together and understood and pronounced. Words can inspire, teach, clarify, amuse, motivate or persuade. The way we use language - in addition to the particular words we choose - is crucial for effective communications and better understanding. The more robust your vocabulary, the more effective your writing. This makes your message more powerful.
Articulate writers have power behind their words; they create, motivate and inspire. They invoke deep emotions in readers. They change people’s thoughts or opinions with persuasive arguments. This is a powerful responsibility. It’s also personal. The way we use language gives insight into who we are. Our personalities, goals, motives, and desires are seen on the pages we write. The study and awareness of linguistics helps us to know why we speak and write in different ways; how general language develops; and how so many words different languages share the same roots and origins. Pretty cool right?
A logophile is a lover of words. We can also be called a philologist or dramatically, a logomaniac. Oxford English Dictionary defines that "a person who is obsessively interested in words." This definitely describes that magnetic pull words can have on us. From the Greek ‘logo’ meaning “word” and -phile meaning “love. Earliest documented use is 1959.
A logophile does not have to be a writer and a writer does not have to be a logophile. The one thing they both seem to have in common though is voracious love for reading. They have a passion for words. Both can always be found with their nose in a book. Where else could they have discovered their passion? Reading. Through reading we discover that we love to play with words.
A lexicon is the vocabulary of a person, language or branch of knowledge. The Logophile Lexicon is a word list that is catered to the vocabulary of logophiles. Who loves to play with beautiful words enough to be defined as a logophile? Writers do. And they weave beautiful words together to form the oldest form of communication in history - the art of storytelling. From the Early 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek ‘lexikon’ (biblion) ‘(book) of words’, from lexis ‘word’, from legein ‘speak’.
This lexicon is not a dictionary or glossary of terms. It’s an eclectic collection of literary words that appeal to the lover of words and form a literary vocabulary.
Most people know what an acronym is or what a synonym is. But what is a glottal stop? Tautology? Onomatopoeia? What about structure - what are the meanings of prefixes like ‘hypo’ or a suffixes such as ‘logue’? What is symbolism in the Elizabethan Age?
Words alone convey basic meaning. Mood is conveyed in the way that words are strung together and understood and pronounced. Words can inspire, teach, clarify, amuse, motivate or persuade. The way we use language - in addition to the particular words we choose - is crucial for effective communications and better understanding. The more robust your vocabulary, the more effective your writing. This makes your message more powerful.
Articulate writers have power behind their words; they create, motivate and inspire. They invoke deep emotions in readers. They change people’s thoughts or opinions with persuasive arguments. This is a powerful responsibility. It’s also personal. The way we use language gives insight into who we are. Our personalities, goals, motives, and desires are seen on the pages we write. The study and awareness of linguistics helps us to know why we speak and write in different ways; how general language develops; and how so many words different languages share the same roots and origins. Pretty cool right?
THIS IS NO ORDINARY GLOSSARY
THE LOGOPHILE LEXICON IS A LANGUAGE AND LITERARY REFERENCE FOR THE LOVERS OF WORDS.
Written exclusively for you.
Discover the people who love words, master words or govern words. View the form and structure that makes up the framework of language, fiction and poetry. Read how words are created, altered, defined, and what can be done to change meaning. This is a language reference defining words about words.
You can view the words by topic on the pages of this website or you can download the complete volume in a document you can save, print or share. Free. All free.
THE LOGOPHILE LEXICON IS A LANGUAGE AND LITERARY REFERENCE FOR THE LOVERS OF WORDS.
Written exclusively for you.
Discover the people who love words, master words or govern words. View the form and structure that makes up the framework of language, fiction and poetry. Read how words are created, altered, defined, and what can be done to change meaning. This is a language reference defining words about words.
You can view the words by topic on the pages of this website or you can download the complete volume in a document you can save, print or share. Free. All free.
IS PART OF A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS
a collection of Vocabulary books and blogs
The Collection Includes:
A Beautiful Word: Web | Download (beautiful words)
The Logophile Lexicon: Web | Book (words about words)
Defining New Ideas: Web | Book (creativity & design)
Defining the Brain: Web | Downloads (terms of the mind)
INTRODUCTION | TOPIC INDEX | DOWNLOAD
www.logophilelexicon.com
a collection of Vocabulary books and blogs
The Collection Includes:
A Beautiful Word: Web | Download (beautiful words)
The Logophile Lexicon: Web | Book (words about words)
Defining New Ideas: Web | Book (creativity & design)
Defining the Brain: Web | Downloads (terms of the mind)
INTRODUCTION | TOPIC INDEX | DOWNLOAD
www.logophilelexicon.com
