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020 _a9780195305678 (alk. paper)
035 _a(AEA)BB922360DD8C4FF79D775C631A453675
035 _a14627349
040 _aDLC
_cDLC
050 _aR PN 3433.4 .B739 2007
245 0 _aBrave new words :
_bthe Oxford dictionary of science fiction /
_cedited by Jeffrey Prucher ; introduction by Gene Wolfe.
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2007
300 _axxxi,
_b342 p.
_c25 cm.
520 _aplays ,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.
520 _aPresents 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
650 _aScience fiction
942 _cREF
999 _c67622
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