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Chasing the Sun: Dictionary-Makers and the Dictionaries They Made

Jonathon Green

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Description:From Sumerian clay tablets 4500 years ago to today's CDROMs, the evolution of lexicography is colorful. Explore its history thru the quirks & biases of the lexicographers who influenced English.IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionThe first lexicographers & the first "dictionaries"The middle ages: putting it in order The move from Latin Vulgar tongues Slang: part 1The seventeenth century: hard wordsThe seventeenth century: variations & themesThe early eighteenth century Samuel Johnson: the pivotal moment America: the years before Webster America: Noah Webster & Joseph WorcesterThe new philology The New English Dictionary Slang: part 2The modern worldNotesBibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chasing the Sun: Dictionary-Makers and the Dictionaries They Made. To get started finding Chasing the Sun: Dictionary-Makers and the Dictionaries They Made, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 525

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Publisher: Henry Holt & Company (NY)

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ISBN: 0805034668

Description: From Sumerian clay tablets 4500 years ago to today's CDROMs, the evolution of lexicography is colorful. Explore its history thru the quirks & biases of the lexicographers who influenced English.IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionThe first lexicographers & the first "dictionaries"The middle ages: putting it in order The move from Latin Vulgar tongues Slang: part 1The seventeenth century: hard wordsThe seventeenth century: variations & themesThe early eighteenth century Samuel Johnson: the pivotal moment America: the years before Webster America: Noah Webster & Joseph WorcesterThe new philology The New English Dictionary Slang: part 2The modern worldNotesBibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chasing the Sun: Dictionary-Makers and the Dictionaries They Made. To get started finding Chasing the Sun: Dictionary-Makers and the Dictionaries They Made, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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