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The Cambridge Companion to English Dictionaries (Paperback)
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The Cambridge Companion to English Dictionaries (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
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How did a single genre of text have the power to standardise the
English language across time and region, rival the Bible in notions
of authority, and challenge our understanding of objectivity,
prescription, and description? Since the first monolingual
dictionary appeared in 1604, the genre has sparked evolution,
innovation, devotion, plagiarism, and controversy. This
comprehensive volume presents an overview of essential issues
pertaining to dictionary style and content and a fresh narrative of
the development of English dictionaries throughout the centuries.
Essays on the regional and global nature of English lexicography
(dictionary making) explore its power in standardising varieties of
English and defining nations seeking independence from the British
Empire: from Canada to the Caribbean. Leading scholars and
lexicographers historically contextualise an array of dictionaries
and pose urgent theoretical and methodological questions relating
to their role as tools of standardisation, prestige, power,
education, literacy, and national identity.
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