A Universal and Critical Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Joseph Emerson Worcester
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Published: 1850
Total Pages: 1050
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Author: Joseph Emerson Worcester
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Published: 1850
Total Pages: 1050
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Thomas Lowndes
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Published: 1863
Total Pages: 650
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Published: 1826
Total Pages: 70
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Great Britain. Public Record Office
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 826
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edward Arber
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 694
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sir Kenelm DIGBY
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Published: 1664
Total Pages: 178
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Published: 1899
Total Pages: 1598
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Published: 1817
Total Pages: 494
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: A. P. Cowie
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2008-12-04
Total Pages: 1017
ISBN-13: 0191558079
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese substantial volumes present the fullest account yet published of the lexicography of English from its origins in medieval glosses, through its rapid development in the eighteenth century, to a fully-established high-tech industry that is as reliant as ever on learning and scholarship. The history covers dictionaries of English and its national varieties, including American English, with numerous references to developments in Europe and elsewhere which have influenced the course of English lexicography. Part one of Volume I explores the early development of glosses and bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and examines their influence on lexicographical methods and ideas. Part two presents a systematic history of monolingual dictionaries of English and includes extensive chapters on Johnson, Webster and his successors in the USA, and the OED. It also contains descriptions of the development of dictionaries of national and regional varieties, and of Old and Middle English, and concludes with an account of the computerization of the OED. The specialized dictionaries described in Volume II include dictionaries of science, dialects, synonyms, etymology, pronunciation, slang and cant, quotations, phraseology, and personal and place names. This volume also includes an account of the inception and development of dictionaries developed for particular users, especially foreign learners of English. The Oxford History of English Lexicography unites scholarship with readability. It provides a unique and accessible reference for scholars and professional lexicographers and offers a series of fascinating encounters with the men and women involved over the centuries in the making of works of profound national and linguistic importance.
Author: John Considine
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-03-02
Total Pages: 655
ISBN-13: 1351870254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThree major developments in English lexicography took place during the seventeenth century: the emergence of the first free standing monolingual English dictionaries; the making of new kinds of English lexicons that investigated dialect or etymology or that keyed English to invented 'philosophical' languages; and the massive expansion of bilingual lexicography, which not only placed English alongside the European vernaculars but also handled the languages of the new world. The essays in this volume discuss not only the internal history of lexicography but also its wider relationships with culture and society.