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100 1 $aBevis, John,$d1954-
245 10 $aAaaaw to zzzzzd :$bthe words of birds : North America, Britain, and northern Europe /$cJohn Bevis ; with photographs by the author.
246 30 $aWords of birds
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bMIT Press,$c℗♭2010.
300 $axii, 143 pages :$billustrations ;$c19 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 141-143).
505 0 $aWhat's so special about birds? -- The songs of birds. The bird listener ; The bird singer ; The bird aspirant -- The words of birds. The bird reader ; The bird writer ; The bird linguist -- In birdland -- Introduction to the lexicon -- Lexicon for North America -- Lexicon for Great Britain and Northern Europe -- Mnemonics -- Some other methods of collecting birdsong. Field recording ; Graphic notation ; Birdsong in music ; Whistles and imitators ; Bird organs and tutors ; Singing automata and clocks ; Footnote.
520 $aThe singing of birds is nature at its most sublime, and words are our medium for expressing this sublimity. In Aaaaw to Zzzzzd John Bevis offers a lexicon of the words of birds. It belongs in the bird lovers backpack and on the word lover's bedside table, an unexpected and sui generis pleasure. John Bevis is a writer, poet, and book artist living in London.
520 $a"Every bird lover should possess a copy of this book, but so should every bird. Both will learn the names we have for one another, and enjoy the gossip of our garden. Now, when you hear a call, you'll know who is on the line, and when you hear a song, why whee-oo wheet, and the same to you, my sweet." William Gass.
520 $a"A lexicography of surprise, subtlety, and sheer delight, Aaaaw to Zzzzzd shapes bird sound into comprehensive fabrics of sumptuous articulation." John R. Stilgoe, Harvard University.
520 $a"This is a most unusual compilation, surely a labor of love ... For me the most interesting parts are the sections before and after the catalogue where he discusses more generally the human response to bird song: the ingenious ways we have recorded and imitated it, the ways we have celebrated it in literature and music, and the ways we might properly compare it with our own language and song." Jeremy Mynott, author of Birdscapes --Book Jacket.
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