Defining the World
About this book
Recalling the story of the first great lexicon of English, the author reveals how Samuel Johnson arduously assembled his eighteenth-century dictionary--a task that ultimately helped make English into a major European language.
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- OL Work ID
- OL8034141W
Subjects
History and criticismDictionary of the English language (Johnson, Samuel)English languageEncyclopedias and dictionariesLexicographyHistoryEnglish language, lexicographyJohnson, samuel, 1709-1784Encyclopedias and dictionaries, history and criticism