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Sarah Ogilvie: The Dictionary People
Sarah Ogilvie + Sarah Kanowski
The Edge Auditorium, slq
Regular Program
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#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Who knew the dictionary could make for such gripping reading? Oxford academic Sarah Ogilvie breathes vivid life into the tale of how the Oxford English Dictionary was created. Join Ogilvie and leading broadcaster Sarah Kanowski in exploring the strange tales of contributors, the unexpected origins of words and the fascinating cultural milieu from which the dictionary emerged.
Venue update: please note this event will now be held in The Edge Auditorium.
#Artists
Sarah Ogilvie
Sarah Ogilvie is a linguist and lexicographer (writer of dictionaries) at Oxford University. She is a former editor on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), and her acclaimed book, The Dictionary People, uncovers the people around the world who helped create the Dictionary (including Mr Chris Collier, who lived in Paddington and sent in over 100,000 quotations from the Courier Mail!).
Sarah Kanowski
Sarah Kanowski co-presents ABC Radio’s Conversations, the most downloaded podcast in Australia. On Conversations she speaks with guests from all walks of life with all kinds of stories, including artists, explorers, scientists, and teachers. Sarah has a Masters in English from the University of Oxford which she attended on a Commonwealth Scholarship and is now a failing Zen student.
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