Robert Cawdrey

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The First English Dictionary 1604

Robert Cawdrey's a Table Alphabeticall

Ed. John Simpson

Beschreibung

Contrary to popular belief, the author of the first English dictionary is not Samuel Johnson, but Robert Cawdrey, who published his Table Alphabeticall in 1604 - nearly 150 years before Johnsonâ s dictionary.

Autor

John Simpson was appointed chief editor of the "Oxford English Dictionary" in 1993 and now presides over the world's largest dictionary program. He coedited the second edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary," which was published in 1989.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bodleian Library
• repr.
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9781851243884
• ISBN-10: 1851243887
• Artikelnr.: 42701323