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Both kinds of books have been around for many years: indeed, the latter type preceded general dictionaries that treat the broad spectrum of the English lexicon, for it was thought unnecessary to provide definitions and other information about words familiar to anyone who spoke English.
As a practicing lexicographer (I have complied two Arabic bilingual dictionaries with illustrative sentences), but more important, as one who continually has trouble retrieving certain English words from my mental lexicon, I consider this book a real gold mine.
Like other words from the lexicon of social science and philosophy ( holistic, elitist, liberal, dialectic ), it confuses rather than illuminates if used indiscriminately.
Temianka, D., The Jack Vance Lexicon: From Ahulph to Zipangote, Underwood-Miller, 1992.
Anyone who has any doubts about the flush nature of the English lexicon and the propensity of its speakers to coin metaphors should attend to these two works (at least), for they deal with only a small segment of culture.