Johnson's and Webster's verbal examples : with special reference to exemplifying usage in dictionary entries /
This book analyses Noah Webster's and Samuel Johnson's use of verbal examples in their dictionaries as a means of giving guidance on word usage. The author's major interest lies in elucidating how uniquely Webster, who was originally a grammarian, made use of verbal examples. In order...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tübingen :
Niemeyer,
2007.
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Colección: | Lexicographica. Series maior ;
132. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Methodology
- 3: The Historical Background of Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries
- 4: Johnson's and Webster's Usual Practices in Supplying Verbal Examples
- 5: Verbal Examples in Entries on Verbs of High Frequency and the Inflected Forms of Such Verbs
- 6: Verbal Examples in Entries on Prepositions and Prepositional Adverbs
- 7: Verbal Examples for Adjective-preposition and Verb-preposition Collocations
- 8: Verbal Examples Supplied for the Treatment of Modal Auxiliaries and Primary Verbs
- 9: Conclusion.