Samuel Johnson and the journey into words
Popular readings of Johnson as a dictionary-maker often depict him as a writer who both laments - and attempts to control - the state of the language. This book looks at the range of Johnson's writings on, and the complexity of his thinking about, language and lexicography, not least with refer...
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| Main Author: |
Mugglestone, Lynda, |
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Oxford Scholarship Online. |
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eBook
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| Language: |
English
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| Published: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
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| Edition: |
First edition. |
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