On the Dot : The Speck That Changed the World

Introduction: The Tiniest Sign
Time and Chance: Punctuality and the Coin Toss
Dit Dah: Codes to Sigh For
With a Bullet: Checklists and Dingbats
And a Half: Musical Dots
For Short: Mr., Sr., et al.
Dot Dot Dot: Ellipses, Lacunae, and Missing Links
Stet: Emendations of Immortality
Ninety-Eight Point Six: Decimals and Determinings
Dot Com: Computation Punctuation
Bang!: The Dot Meets The Family
Period: The End Point
Afterword and Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Keywords: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics LAN009000