The Evolution of English Lexicography (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

James Augustus Henry Murray

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330651111 ISBN 13 : 9781330651117

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Trace how English lexicography grew from medieval glosses to the monumental Oxford English Dictionary, and why words matter.

This accessible history explains the origins of English dictionaries, from early glossaries and vocabularies to the first modern efforts in the 1600s. It illuminates how scholars, editors, and editors-to-be shaped our understanding of words, meanings, and usage across centuries.

Readers will meet the people, ideas, and turning points that propelled lexicography forward, and see how the work evolved into a systematic historical project that records the life of every word.

• Discover how glossaries and vocabularies laid the groundwork for alphabetical dictionaries
• Learn about early English lexicographers and the first major dictionaries
• Understand the shift from simply listing words to documenting history, form, and usage
• See how a collaborative, long-term scholarly project culminated in a historical dictionary for modern learners

Ideal for readers of language history and word lovers seeking a clear picture of how our dictionaries came to be.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Evolution of English Lexicography

When the 'Act to facilitate the provision of Allotments for the Labouring Classes' was before the House of Commons in 1887, a well-known member for a northern constituency asked the Minister who had charge of the measure for a definition of the term allotment, which occurred so often in the Bill. The Minister somewhat brusquely told his interrogator to 'look in the Dictionary,' at which there was, according to the newspapers, 'a laugh.' The member warmly protested that, being called upon to consider a measure dealing with things therein called 'Allotments,' a term not known to English Law, nor explained in the Bill itself, he had a right to ask for a definition. But the only answer he received was 'Johnson's Dictionary! Johnson's Dictionary!' at which, according to the newspapers, the House gave 'another laugh,' and the interrogator subsided.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330651111
• ISBN 13: 9781330651117
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 55
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