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Welcome to the Dictionary of Words in the Wild

This dictionary is a collection of photographs of words, found in your everyday environment. There are several ways for you to interact with the dictionary: you can browse the collection using the alphabetical index or search functions, you can contribute to the dictionary by adding your own photos, or you can use our collection and API to create something new!

There are currently 5971 images and 6970 unique words in the Dictionary.

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These announcements are for the Dictionary of Words in the Wild (lexigraphi.ca) maintained by Geoffrey Rockwell and Kamal Ranaweera.

McCarty Lectures at Alberta
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:31:50 EDT
Willard McCarty gave a series of 5 lectures at the University of Alberta. In his first lecture, "A Pisgah-Sight of Readers and Texts," he discussed the Dictionary of Words in the Wild as a promising model for literary computing. Using images from the Dictionary he ended with a slide of Sorry it took so long.
Logo Cities
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:05:45 EST
A project that might interest Dictionary users is Logo Cities. The project looks at signage in public spaces, in particular Montreal.
The Dictionary passes 5000 images!
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:39 EST
The Dictionary of Words in the Wild has passed 5000 images thanks to all the participants. Users will also note a redesign of the front page to put the news on the side.