Erin McKean
Wordnik Co-Founder | Redefining Language in the Digital Age
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Erin McKean is reshaping how we interact with language as the co-founder of Reverb Technologies, the maker of the online dictionary Wordnik. Her innovative approach to lexicography has transformed the way people discover, define, and share words. McKean's keynotes explore the evolving nature of language, offering insights into how emerging technologies are empowering new forms of digital communication and expression.
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Go ahead, make up new words!
In this fun, short talk from TEDYouth, lexicographer Erin McKean encourages - nay, cheerleads - her audience to create new words when the existing ones won’t quite do. She lists out 6 ways to make new words in English, from compounding to “verbing,” in order to make language better at expressing what we mean, and to create more ways for us to understand one another.
Erin McKean at Webstock 2015
Erin McKean at Gel Conference 2006
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Webstock | 2015 | Wellington |
| TED×2 | 2014, 2007 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada🇺🇸Monterey, United States |
| Gel Conference | 2006 |
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