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ENGLISH DICTIONARIES, 800-1700
THE TOPICAL TRADITION |
| By: |
Werner Hullen |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198237960 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198237969 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
9 December, 1999 |
| Pages: |
544 |
| Description: |
A fascinating study which explores the so-called topical , i.e. non-alphabetical, word-lists which appeared between the beginnings of written culture and 1700. A form of early dictionary, these lists followed the influential paradigms of theology, philosophy, and natural history of the time, providing us with evidence on cultural history and linguistic development. Professor Hullen draws on many examples to provide an insight into this lexicographicaltradition which will be of interest to students and scholars of both linguistics and history. |
| Synopsis: |
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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UK |
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Oxford University Press |
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