Dictionaries and the authoritarian tradition : a study in English usage and lexicography. /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wells, Ronald A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: The Hague : Mouton, 1973.
Colección:Janua linguarum. Series practica ; 196.
Temas:
English language > Lexicography.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries > History and criticism.
English language > Usage.
Anglais (Langue) > Lexicographie.
Anglais (Langue) > Usage.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Multi-Language Dictionaries.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Vocabulary.
REFERENCE > Dictionaries.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. THE ORIGINS OF ENGLISH LEXICOGRAPHY
  • 1.1. Early word lists
  • 1.2. The first English dictionaries: the â€?hard wordsâ€? tradition
  • 1.3. The comprehensive English dictionary
  • 1.4. Inductive method
  • 1.5. The historical principle
  • 2. THE AUTHORITARIAN TRADITION IN LANGUAGE: ENGLAND
  • 2.1. Toward an academy of the English language
  • 2.2. The need for an English dictionary
  • 2.3. The dictionary as authority: Samuel Johnson
  • 2.4. The reception of Johnsonâ€?s Dictionary
  • 3. THE AUTHORITARIAN TRADITION IN LANGUAGE: AMERICA
  • 3.1. Proposals for an American academy3.2. Authoritarian attitudes and Anglophilia
  • 3.3. Noah Websterâ€?s linguistic patriotism
  • 3.4. Spelling reform
  • 3.5. Websterâ€?s influence on American spelling
  • 3.6. Websterâ€?s American Dictionary
  • 3.7. The â€?war of the dictionariesâ€?
  • 3.8. Linguistic conservatism: renewed efforts for an American academy
  • 4. THE SECOND DICTIONARY WAR: WEBSTERâ€?S THIRD NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY
  • 4.1. The new authoritarianism
  • 4.2. Three reviews
  • 4.3. Rebuttal
  • 5. LEXICOGRAPHY AND ENGLISH USAGE
  • 5.1. Usage information in the early dictionaries5.2. The authority of the dictionary
  • 5.3. Usage orientation in modern dictionaries
  • 5.4. The situational dimension
  • 5.5. The situational and modal dimensions confused: the colloquial label
  • 5.6. The usage note
  • 5.7. The verbal illustration
  • 5.8. The synonymy
  • 5.9. Conclusions
  • Bibliography

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