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This book analyzes the evolution of the lexicon on nature throughout time focusing on the works of Enric Valor, a renown Valencian author. It explores how changes in society and technology have influenced in how we describe and understand nature. With a base on corpus linguistics, the author has compiled and analyzed the lexicon on nature in Valor´works. This descriptive dictionary entitled'Diccionari de l'obra literària d'Enric Valor: La natura (DOLEV-Natura Dictionary of Enric Valor´s Work: Nature))', not only documents the words and expressions utilized by the author, but it identifies the diachronic variations in language throughgout time. This book reveals the richness of the Catalan used by Valor and his contribution to the preservation and promotion of this language within a Valencian context. In addition, it highlights the relevance of Valor as a lexicographer and his influence on contemporary Catalan literature in Valencia. Through the use of examples and detailed analyses, this book offers a fascinating view of how language and nature are intertwined in Valor´s eouvre and how his work has contributed to enriching Catalan lexicon to the preservation of Valencian linguistic inheritance.