Ashgate Critical Essays on Early English Lexicographers: Volume 5: The Eighteenth Century - Hardcover

 
9780754656944: Ashgate Critical Essays on Early English Lexicographers: Volume 5: The Eighteenth Century
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0754656942 ISBN 13: 9780754656944
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

The eighteenth century is renowned for the publication of Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language, which reference sources still call the first English dictionary. This collection demonstrates the inaccuracy of that claim, but its tenacity in the public mind testifies to how decisively Johnson formed our sense of what a dictionary is. The essays and articles in this volume examine the already flourishing tradition of English lexicography from which Johnson drew, as represented by Kersey, Bailey, and Martin, as well as the flourishing contemporary trade in encyclopedic, technical, pronunciation, and bilingual lexicons.

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About the Author

Anne C. McDermott is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0754656942
ISBN 13 
9780754656944
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
518
Editor
McDermott Anne C.