Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics
Encyclopedia
Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics is a quarterly magazine
on recreational linguistics and logology
. It was established by Dmitri Borgmann
in 1968. A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
was editor until 2006 when he was succeeded by Jeremiah Farrell
(Butler University
).
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
on recreational linguistics and logology
Logology
Logology is the study of recreational linguistics, an activity that encompasses a wide variety of word games and wordplay emphasizing letter patterns...
. It was established by Dmitri Borgmann
Dmitri Borgmann
Dmitri A. Borgmann is an author best known for coining the word logology and for writing Language On Vacation: An Olio of Orthographical Oddities, published in 1965. This book led Ross Eckler and Trip Payne to join the National Puzzlers' League...
in 1968. A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
A. Ross Eckler, Jr.
Albert Ross Eckler, Jr. is a logologist and statistician, the son of statistician A. Ross Eckler. He received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University....
was editor until 2006 when he was succeeded by Jeremiah Farrell
Jeremiah Farrell
Jeremiah Farrell is an American professor emeritus of mathematics at Butler University in Indiana. He is well-known for having designed Will Shortz's favorite puzzle, the 1996 "Election Day" crossword in The New York Times...
(Butler University
Butler University
Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health...
).