Johnson's and Webster's verbal examples : with special reference to exemplifying usage in dictionary entries

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...

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Main Author: Miyoshi, Kusujiro
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tübingen : Niemeyer, 2007
Series:Lexicographica. Series maior ; 132.
Subjects:
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784. > Dictionary of the English language.
Webster, Noah, > 1758-1843. > American dictionary of the English language.
English language > Lexicography.
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