English Dictionaries, 800-1700
The Topical Tradition
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 9 December 1999
- ISBN 9780198237969
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages544 pages
- Size 242x162x32 mm
- Weight 908 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
A fascinating study which explores the so-called topical , i.e. non-alphabetical, word-lists which appeared between the beginnings of written culture and 1700. A form of early dictionary, these lists followed the influential paradigms of theology, philosophy, and natural history of the time, providing us with evidence on cultural history and linguistic development. Professor Hüllen draws on many examples to provide an insight into this lexicographical tradition which will be of interest to students and scholars of both linguistics and history.
MoreLong description:
Between the beginnings of European lexicography and 1700, many glossaries and dictionaries were arranged not according to the alphabet, but in a topical order which followed the influential paradigms of theology, philosophy, and natural history at that time. Together with related text genres like treatises on terminology, didactic dialogues, and thesauri, they constitute the topical (or onomasiological) tradition which is an important lexicographical tradition in its own right.
This book discusses the tradition's principles and origins, and by way of illustration draws upon early glossaries, treatises for the learning of foreign languages, and didactic dialogues. Later comprehensive works are presented as detailed in-depth studies. Professor Hüllen demonstrates that the English tradition is embedded in a complex Continental tradition whose important representatives, such as Adrianus Junius and Comenius, had a great influence on the English scene.
Hüllen draws on and documents a wealth of widely scattered and relatively inaccessible literature, makes revealing and sometimes surprising interdisciplinary connections ... Hüllen manages to bring to life relatively dry and difficult material by applying modern techniques to remote frameworks ... setting new standards for research on dictionary history.
Table of Contents:
A - Opening the Topic
The onomasiological approach
On establishing a tradition
B - The English Tradition of Onomasiology
Hermeneumata, Latin-English glosses and nominales
Colloquies, wordbooks, and dialogues for teaching and learning foreign languages
Treatises on terminology
John Withals' dictionary for young boys (1553)
James Howell's dictionary for the genteel (1660)
John Wilkins' comprehensive thesaurus of English (1668)
C - The European Scene
Multilingual dictionaries and nomenclators
The case of Johannes Amos Comenius
D - Reflections on the Topic
Towards mental lexicography
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