The English Dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson, 1604-1755 - by DeWitt T Starnes & Gertrude E Noyes (Paperback)
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- Between 1604, when Cawdrey published his Table Alphabeticall, and 1755, the year of Johnson's monumental work, there appeared no less than twenty English dictionaries.
- Author(s): DeWitt T Starnes & Gertrude E Noyes
- 336 Pages
- Reference, Dictionaries
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English Dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson, 1604-1755Book Synopsis
Between 1604, when Cawdrey published his Table Alphabeticall, and 1755, the year of Johnson's monumental work, there appeared no less than twenty English dictionaries. In this book the authors provide a complete history, as far as possible, of each of these and thus give a systematic historical account of the evolution of the English dictionary during the first 150 years of its existence.Originally published in 1946.
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Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.7 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Reference
Sub-Genre: Dictionaries
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback
Author: DeWitt T Starnes & Gertrude E Noyes
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2012
TCIN: 1004353382
UPC: 9780807879498
Item Number (DPCI): 247-30-0046
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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