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 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 influential Dictionary of the English Language (1755).
[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 18] 1978. xii, 168 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 3 October 2011
Published online on 3 October 2011
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Table of Contents
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Foreword | p. v
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Table of Contents | p. ix
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Preface | p. xi
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1.0 Theoretical Foundations of Renaissance Bilingual Lexicography | p. 1
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2.0 The Beginnings of the Theory of English Lexicography in the Jacobean Period | p. 31
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3.0 The Growth of Etymological and Encyclopaedic Principles in the Neoclassical Age | p. 49
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4.0 The Establishment of the Theory of Compiling General Standard Dictionaries in the Early Eighteenth Century | p. 79
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5.0 English Lexicography on Orthoepic Principles in the Late Eighteenth Century | p. 107
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6.0 Conclusion | p. 133
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Notes | p. 141
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A. Primary Sources | p. 145
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B. Secondary Literature | p. 158
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Index of Names | p. 161
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Index of Subjects | p. 165
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Subjects
Terminology & Lexicography
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General