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Words In Dictionaries And History

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Author : Olga Timofeeva
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2011

Words In Dictionaries And History written by Olga Timofeeva and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Bringing together fifteen articles by scholars in Europe and North America, this collection aims to represent and advance studies in historical lexis. It highlights the significance of the understanding of dictionary-making and language-making as important socio-cultural phenomena. With its general focus on England and English, the book investigates the reception and development of historical and modern English vocabulary and culture in different periods, social and professional strata, geographical varieties of English, and other national cultures. The volume is based on individual (meta)lexicographical, etymological, lexicosemantic and corpus studies, representing two large areas of research: the first part focuses on the history of dictionaries, analysing them in diachrony from the first professional dictionaries of the Baroque period via Enlightenment and Romanticism to exploring the possibilities of the new online lexicographical publications; and the second part looks at the interfaces between etymology, semantic development and word-formation on the one hand, and changes in society and culture on the other.

The Oxford English Dictionary

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989

The Oxford English Dictionary written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.

Words Of The World

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Author : Sarah Ogilvie
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-11-01

Words Of The World written by Sarah Ogilvie and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Most people think of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a distinctly British product. Begun in England 150 years ago, it took more than 60 years to complete and, when it was finally finished in 1928, the British prime minister heralded it as a 'national treasure'. It maintained this image throughout the twentieth century, and in 2006 the English public voted it an 'Icon of England', alongside Marmite, Buckingham Palace and the bowler hat. However, this book shows that the dictionary is not as 'British' as we all thought. The linguist and lexicographer, Sarah Ogilvie, combines her insider knowledge and experience with impeccable research to show that the OED is in fact an international product in both its content and its making. She examines the policies and practices of the various editors, applies qualitative and quantitative analysis, and finds new OED archival materials in the form of letters, reports and proofs. She demonstrates that the OED, in its use of readers from all over the world and its coverage of World English, is in fact a global text.

Lost For Words

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Author : Lynda Mugglestone
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2005-01-01

Lost For Words written by Lynda Mugglestone and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with History categories.

Examines the hidden history through which the Oxford English Dictionary came into being in a study that traces the personal battles involved in chronicling an ever-changing language.

A Dictionary Of The English Language

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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1818

A Dictionary Of The English Language written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1818 with English language categories.

Words And Dictionaries From The British Isles In Historical Perspective

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Author : John Considine
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-03-26

Words And Dictionaries From The British Isles In Historical Perspective written by John Considine and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Words and dictionaries from the British Isles in historical perspective brings together a wide range of current work on English-language lexicography and lexicology by a team of twelve contributors working in England, continental Europe, and North America. Fredric Dolezal’s opening essay offers a provocative discussion of how the history of English lexicography has been, and might in the future be, written. The next four papers deal with the medieval and early modern periods: Carter Hailey investigates the dictionary evidence for individual lexical creativity in a discussion of Chaucer and the Middle English Dictionary; Gabriele Stein shows how early modern English dictionaries handled lexicological questions rather than simply listing words and equivalents; R. W. McConchie analyzes the biographical record of the lexicographer Richard Howlet, and Paola Tornaghi presents and discusses an unpublished source for the seventeenth-century lexicography of Old English. Three papers on the long eighteenth century follow: Noel Osselton’s is an analysis of the “alphabet fatigue” which led many early lexicographers to treat words at the end of the alphabetical sequence more tersely than words at the beginning; Elisabetta Lonati’s shows the engagement of John Harris’s Lexicon technicum with one of the sources of its medical vocabulary; Charlotte Brewer’s discusses the under-representation of eighteenth-century material in the Oxford English Dictionary. In the last three papers, Julie Coleman provides a groundbreaking analysis of Farmer and Henley’s Slang and its analogues; Peter Gilliver draws on the Oxford English Dictionary archives to tell the story of an important editorial crisis; and Laura Pinnavaia discusses the syntactic flexibility of a set of idioms in a corpus of nineteenth- and twentieth-century prose. The volume as a whole offers new discoveries and important analytical and conceptual work, and is an essential text in the developing field of the history of lexicography.

The Dictionary Of Lost Words

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Author : Pip Williams
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2021-04-08

The Dictionary Of Lost Words written by Pip Williams and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-08 with Fiction categories.

'An enchanting story about love, loss and the power of language' Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory Sometimes you have to start with what's lost to truly find yourself... Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood at her father's feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. One day, she sees a slip of paper containing a forgotten word flutter to the floor unclaimed. And so Esme begins to collect words for another dictionary in secret: The Dictionary of Lost Words. But to do so she must journey into a world on the cusp of change as the Great War looms and women fight for the vote. Can the power of lost words from the past finally help her make sense of her future? 'A brilliant book about women and words - tender, moving and profound' Jacqueline Wilson Readers LOVE The Dictionary of Lost Words: 'If you only read one book this year, let it be this one!' 'If you're a fan of The Binding and The Betrayals you will surely love this' 'A glorious combination of words, growing up, friendship, love, feminism and so much more' 'The best love letter to words and language' 'This book broke my heart ... I highly recommend it to any historical fiction fans ... it's one I will be reading again'

Merriam Webster S Concise Dictionary Of English Usage

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Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Merriam Webster S Concise Dictionary Of English Usage written by Merriam-Webster, Inc and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.

The New World Of Words

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Author : John Kersey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1720

The New World Of Words written by John Kersey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1720 with English language categories.

Dictionary Of Word Origins

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Author : Jordan Almond
language : en
Publisher: Citadel Press
Release Date : 1995

Dictionary Of Word Origins written by Jordan Almond and has been published by Citadel Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This dictionary gives the intriguing origins of hundreds of everyday words and expressions. Useful for reference and fun just for browsing, Dictionary of Word Origins is also a great way to expand vocabulary and enjoy doing it.