A Preface To A Dictionary Of The English Language - Hardcover

Johnson, Samuel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1169174272 ISBN 13: 9781169174276

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

""A Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language"" is a work by Samuel Johnson that was originally published in 1755. The book serves as an introduction to Johnson's famous dictionary, which was the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language. In the preface, Johnson discusses the challenges of creating a dictionary that accurately reflects the English language, including issues of spelling, pronunciation, and usage. He also provides a detailed history of the English language, tracing its evolution from its Germanic roots to its current state. The preface is considered a significant work in the history of lexicography and is still widely read by scholars and students of the English language.Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries; whom mankind have considered, not as the pupil, but the slave of science, the pionier of literature, doomed only to remove rubbish and clear obstructions from the paths through which Learning and Genius press forward to conquest and glory, without bestowing a smile on the humble drudge that facilitates their progress. Every other authour may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries; whom mankind have considered, not as the pupil, but the slave of science, the pionier of literature, doomed only to remove rubbish and clear obstructions from the paths through which Learning and Genius press forward to conquest and glory, without bestowing a smile on the humble drudge that facilitates their progress. Every other authour may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few.

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Published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language.

Calls and proposals for a new dictionary had been made for decades by those who wanted to make fast the English language. A group of London booksellers (including Robert Dodsley and Thomas Longman) contracted Johnson in June, 1746 to write a dictionary for the sum of 1500 Guineas.

Johnson took nearly nine years to complete the work he expected to be finished in three years. Remarkably, he did so singlehandedly, with only clerical assistance to copy out the illustrative quotations that he had marked in books. Johnson wrote several revised editions during his life. (Quote from wikipedia.org)

About the Author

Samuel Johnson (September 18 [O.S. September 7] 1709 – 13 December 1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, is one of England's best known literary figures: an essayist, biographer, poet, lexicographer and a critic of English Literature. He was also a great wit and prose stylist, well known for his aphorisms. Dr Johnson is the most quoted English writer after Shakespeare and has been described as one of the outstanding figures of 18th-century England. (Quote from wikipedia.org)

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1169174272
• ISBN 13: 9781169174276
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 28
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