Ashgate critical essays on early english lexicographers: volume 3: the sixteenth century
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754656920
Date de publication :
16 juil. 2012
Dimensions :
24,4 x 16,9 cm
Poids :
1182 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Laying the foundations for the first monolingual dictionaries of English, this title shows that the sixteenth century in English lexicography forms a bridge between the glossarial compilations which had slowly evolved during the Middle Ages, and the more recognisably modern dictionary incorporating synonymy, illustrative, and citations.