Anne H. Soukhanov
American lexicographer
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Though history teaches us much about our country and the many strands that make its culture, the language of us, the people, is an uncompromising mirror of that very history and culture, an unretouched record of the thoughts, feelings, dreams, successes, failures, and intent of the people. For words are neither coined nor used in a vacuum: we are what we say.
—Anne H. Soukhanov, American lexicographer, Speaking Freely, 1997
Posted on October 25, 1999 at 6:00 AM
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Language...is a bellwether of the times in which [people] reside. The stories behind key words of our era together constitute a sociolinguistic chronicle of the time of our lives. For better or for worse, the dictionary editor is a chronicler of the people's beliefs, thoughts, actions, and behaviors.
—Anne H. Soukhanov, American lexicographer, Word Watch, 1995
Posted on October 23, 2000 at 11:04 AM
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