Most people have at least one dictionary at home. Some, such as teachers, translators or writers for instance, may have up to twenty or thirty. Come discover, in exclusivity for Linguafest, a small sample of Olivier Kaiser’s unique collection of more than 1,500 dictionaries: dictionaries of language(s) and of things, which will allow you to realize the amazing range of what is still too often called “the” dictionary. Many are decidedly unusual (Did you know that there is an entire dictionary devoted to the F word? And that another one lists almost 3,000 synonyms of “drunk”, including three made-up ones for copyright protection, called mountweazels?). Let yourself be guided through a strange but fascinating world!
Saturday 30th September from 1-3pm
Sunday 1st October from 11 – 12pm
Sunday 1st October from 4 – 6pm
DICTIONARIES SPACE