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Sir Thomas Elyot as lexicographer /

Sir Thomas Elyot's Latin-English dictionary, published in 1538, became the leading work of its kind in England. In this book Gabriele Stein describes this pioneering work, exploring its inner structure and workings, its impact on contemporary scholarship, and its later influence. The author ope...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stein, Gabriele (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Corby : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Linking lemma and gloss in Old and Middle English word lists Elyot's linking of lemma and gloss ; Juxtaposition, punctuation, fonts ; Wh -links ; Verb links ; 6: Authorial Reference Points ; First person pronouns ; Names of relationship ; Verbs ; Situational context specifications ; Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs ; Explicit contrasts ; Third person pronouns ; Forms corresponding to Modern English someone ; Forms corresponding to Modern English one ; Forms corresponding to Modern English people ; Forms corresponding to Modern English something
  • Form corresponding to Modern English anything Forms corresponding to Modern English everything ; 7: Translating and Explaining Headwords: Elyot's Predecessors ; The Medulla grammatice ; The Ortus vocabulorum ; The Promptorium parvulorum ; The Catholicon Anglicum ; Lesclarcissement de la langue francoyse ; 8: Translating and Explaining Headwords: Elyot's Practice ; 9: Elyot's Achievement as a Lexicographer ; 10: Elyot's Dictionary: Impact and Influence ; Bibliography ; Index