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The Theory of English Lexicography 1530-1791.
This book serves as a welcome addition to the better known English Dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson, 1604-1755, by Starnes & Noyes (new edition published by Benjamins 1991). Whereas Starnes & Noyes describe the history of English lexicography as an evolutionary progress-by-accumulation pro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam/Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1978.
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| Colección: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of linguistics ;
v. 18. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book serves as a welcome addition to the better known English Dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson, 1604-1755, by Starnes & Noyes (new edition published by Benjamins 1991). Whereas Starnes & Noyes describe the history of English lexicography as an evolutionary progress-by-accumulation process, Professor Hayashi focuses on issues of method and theory, starting with John Palsgrave's Lesclarissement de la langue francoyse (1530), to John Walker's A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language (1791). This book also includes a detailed discussion of Dr. Johnson's influe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (180 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027281319 9027281319 1283314436 9781283314435 9786613314437 6613314439 |