Johnson's and Webster's verbal examples : with special reference to exemplifying usage in dictionary entries / Kusujiro Miyoshi.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Miyoshi, Kusujiro.

Series:

Lexicographica. Series maior ; 132.

Lexicographica. Series maior ; 132

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Lexicography.

English language.

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Dictionary of the English language.

Johnson, Samuel.

Webster, Noah, 1758-1843. American dictionary of the English language.

Webster, Noah.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tubingen : Niemeyer, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book analyses Noah Webster's and Samuel Johnson's use of verbal examples in their dictionaries as a means of giving guidance on word usage. The author's major interest lies in elucidating how uniquely Webster, who was originally a grammarian, made use of verbal examples. In order to achieve this purpose, the author provides chapters based on types of entry words in their functional contexts. Johnson's selection of sources of citations and the frequency of his "ing citations tended to vary strongly according to the type of entry word; he also supplied invented examples rather than citations when he thought it especially necessary to clarify the use of a word. By contrast, with the exception of biblical ones, almost all of Webster's citations were taken from Johnson's »Dictionary«. However, Webster significantly made full use of such citations to express his view on word usage, which differs essentially from Johnson's. Besides, Webster had a strong tendency to "e phrases and sentences from the Bible for the same purpose.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Abbreviations and Special Conventions Used in the Thesis

1: Introduction

2: Methodology

3: The Historical Background of Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries

4: Johnson's and Webster's Usual Practices in Supplying Verbal Examples

5: Verbal Examples in Entries on Verbs of High Frequency and the Inflected Forms of Such Verbs

6: Verbal Examples in Entries on Prepositions and Prepositional Adverbs

7: Verbal Examples for Adjective-preposition and Verb-preposition Collocations

8: Verbal Examples Supplied for the Treatment of Modal Auxiliaries and Primary Verbs

9: Conclusion

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Dissertation University of Exeter 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-219) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611999698

9781281999696

1281999695

OCLC:

666905961