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Explore the evolution of English dictionary making in this scholarly collection from Routledge. Volume 3 focuses on the sixteenth century, a period that served as a bridge between Middle Age glossarial compilations and the modern dictionary format. This volume examines how lexicography began to incorporate standard features like synonymy and illustrative citations. The collected articles analyze general lexicography and the use of dictionaries during this era. Readers will find research regarding the state of the field and studies on a diverse group of sixteenth-century lexicographers. This work is essential for those studying the transition toward the first monolingual English dictionaries.

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This Routledge volume focuses on the sixteenth century to show how English lexicography transitioned from Middle Age glossaries to modern formats.

The text examines the development of standard dictionary features including synonymy and the use of illustrative citations.

Articles within this collection treat general lexicography and the specific uses of dictionaries during this historical period.

The book covers a diverse collection of sixteenth-century lexicographers to provide a broad view of the field.

This third volume in the Ashgate Critical Essays series provides research on the foundations of the first monolingual English dictionaries.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0754656926
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Great Britain
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 16 July 2012
Listed Since: 27 September 2011

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