English Dictionaries, 800-1700: The Topical Tradition

Author:   Professor of English Linguistics Werner Hullen (University of Essen (Emeritus) University of Duisburg-Essen University of Essen (Emeritus))
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, USA
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Publication Date:   09 December 1999
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Between the beginnings of European lexicography and 1700, many glossaries and dictionaries were arranged not according to the alphabet, but in a topical order which followed the influential paradigms of theology, philosophy, and natural history at that time. Together with related text genres like treatises on terminology, didactic dialogues, and thesauri, they constitute the topical (or onomasiological) tradition which is an important lexicographical tradition in its own right. This book discusses the tradition's principles and origins, and by way of illustration draws upon early glossaries, treatises for the learning of foreign languages, and didactic dialogues. Later comprehensive works are presented as detailed in-depth studies. Professor Hullen demonstrates that the English tradition is embedded in a complex Continental tradition whose important representatives, such as Adrianus Junius and Comenius, had a great influence on the English scene.

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Author:   Professor of English Linguistics Werner Hullen (University of Essen (Emeritus) University of Duisburg-Essen University of Essen (Emeritus))
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, USA
Imprint:   Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:  

9781280446016


ISBN 10:   1280446013
Publication Date:   09 December 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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