Dictionaries in early modern europe: lexicography and the making of heritage
Auteur :
Considine, John
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521886741
Date de publication :
27 mars 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,7 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
710 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Dictionaries tell stories of many kinds. The history of dictionaries has much to tell us about the language and the culture of the past. John Considine establishes a powerful model for the social and intellectual history of lexicography by examining dictionaries both as imaginative texts and as scholarly instruments.