Brave new words : the Oxford dictionary of science fiction /
Brave new words : the Oxford dictionary of science fiction /
edited by Jeffrey Prucher ; introduction by Gene Wolfe.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2007
- xxxi, 342 p. 25 cm.
plays ,newspapers,comic,songs,and the Internet.Shows how many of the words in everyday vocabulary ,including spacesuit,blast off,and robot ,have roots in imaginative literature rather than hard science. Presents the shared language of the entire genre,including the vocabulary of science fiction criticism and science fiction fans.Includes numerous citations of the word's usage,from the earliest known appearance forward.Citations are also given from the mainstream publications,fanzines,screen
9780195305678 (alk. paper)
Science fiction
R PN 3433.4 .B739 2007
plays ,newspapers,comic,songs,and the Internet.Shows how many of the words in everyday vocabulary ,including spacesuit,blast off,and robot ,have roots in imaginative literature rather than hard science. Presents the shared language of the entire genre,including the vocabulary of science fiction criticism and science fiction fans.Includes numerous citations of the word's usage,from the earliest known appearance forward.Citations are also given from the mainstream publications,fanzines,screen
9780195305678 (alk. paper)
Science fiction
R PN 3433.4 .B739 2007
