Etymologies /
Etymologies conceives of language as process, rather than language as fixed history. These poems build imaginative mini-worlds of possible word-use. They create a playful quasi-reference work that flips standard assumptions about word origins, mainly that such origins exist. The text questions the i...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
Omnidawn Publishing,
[2023].
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| Summary: | Etymologies conceives of language as process, rather than language as fixed history. These poems build imaginative mini-worlds of possible word-use. They create a playful quasi-reference work that flips standard assumptions about word origins, mainly that such origins exist. The text questions the intent of any writer using an etymology to prove a specific meaning. In so doing, Etymologies pays particular attention to relation: of the cultures and conflicts, migrations and hegemonies that create our words, words that are furthered by us, who in speaking push them into the future. |
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| Physical Description: | 71 pages : portrait ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781632431134 1632431130 |