Charles Earle Funk (1881–1957) was an American
lexicographer
Lexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines. It is the art of compiling dictionaries.
* Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries.
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He was a member of the Funk family who owned the publisher
Funk & Wagnalls; Dr. Isaac Funk was his uncle.
Funk wrote several
etymological dictionaries
An etymological dictionary discusses the etymology of the words listed. Often, large dictionaries, such as the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' and ''Webster's'', will contain some etymological information, without aspiring to focus on etymology.
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, including ''Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins'', ''A Hog On Ice & Other Curious Expressions'', ''Heavens To Betsy & Other Curious Expressions'', ''Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words'', and ''2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings & Expressions: From White Elephants to Song & Dance''.
References
1881 births
1957 deaths
American lexicographers
20th-century lexicographers
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