Hyphen

by Pardis Mahdavi

Book Overview

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

To hyphenate or not to hyphenate has been a central point of controversy since before the imprinting of the first Gutenberg Bible. And yet, the hyphen has persisted, bringing and bridging new words and concepts.

Hyphen follows the story of the hyphen from antiquity-"Hyphen" is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501373900
• ISBN13: 9781501373909
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 6.5"