The new illustrated national pronouncing dictionary of the English language, etc.
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Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 1891
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Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 1891
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Author : NEW ILLUSTRATED NATIONAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY.
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Page : 414 pages
File Size : 13,37 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : English language
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Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,48 MB
Release : 1868
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Author : New Zealand. Parliament. Library
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Page : 528 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 1897
Category : Library catalogs
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Author : British Library
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Page : 536 pages
File Size : 20,66 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Reference
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Page : 558 pages
File Size : 20,64 MB
Release : 1869
Category : Science
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Page : 554 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 1869
Category : Science
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Author : Dictionaries. [English.]
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Page : 422 pages
File Size : 42,73 MB
Release : 1869
Category : English language
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Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 1889
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Author : Sarah Ogilvie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,84 MB
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1108568459
How did a single genre of text have the power to standardise the English language across time and region, rival the Bible in notions of authority, and challenge our understanding of objectivity, prescription, and description? Since the first monolingual dictionary appeared in 1604, the genre has sparked evolution, innovation, devotion, plagiarism, and controversy. This comprehensive volume presents an overview of essential issues pertaining to dictionary style and content and a fresh narrative of the development of English dictionaries throughout the centuries. Essays on the regional and global nature of English lexicography (dictionary making) explore its power in standardising varieties of English and defining nations seeking independence from the British Empire: from Canada to the Caribbean. Leading scholars and lexicographers historically contextualise an array of dictionaries and pose urgent theoretical and methodological questions relating to their role as tools of standardisation, prestige, power, education, literacy, and national identity.