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A Table Alphabeticall of Hard Usual English Words 1604
Author | : Robert Cawdry |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : UOM:39015002192204 |
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A Table Alphabeticall
Author | : Robert Cawdrey |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:176749702 |
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A Table Alphabeticall of Hard Usual English Words 1604 the First English Dictionary A Facsimile Reproduction with an Introduction by Robert A Peters
Author | : Robert Cawdry |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:557628286 |
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A Table Alphabetical of Hard Usual English Words 1604
Author | : Robert Cawdry |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:869578924 |
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The First English Dictionary 1604
Author | : Robert Cawdrey |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-09-11 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 1851243887 |
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English is one of the most complicated languages to learn, and its constantly evolving vocabulary certainly doesn't help matters. For centuries, men and women have striven to chronicle and categorize the expressions of the English language, and Samuel Johnson is usually thought to be their original predecessor. But that lineage is wrong: Robert Cawdrey published his Table Alphabeticall in 1604, 149 years before Johnson's tome, and it is now republished here for the first time in over 350 years. This edition, prepared from the sole surviving copy of the first printing, documents Cawdrey's fascinating selection of 2,543 words and their first-ever definitions. Cawdrey subtitled his dictionary "for the benefit of Ladies, Gentlewomen, and other unskilled folk," for his aim was not to create a comprehensive catalog, but rather an in-depth guide for the lesser educated who might not know the "hard usual English wordes, borrowed from the Hebrew, Greeke, Latine, or French." Each entry reveals an intriguing facet of early modern life and the cultural mores of the time. There are familiar terms--"geometrie" was defined as "the art of measuring the earth," and a "concubine" was described as a "harlot, or light huswife"--and amusingly idiomatic definitions: "prodigall" is "too riotous in spending," while "hecticke" is "inflaming the hart, and soundest parts of the bodie." John Simpson, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, contributes an insightful introduction that recounts the eventful life of Robert Cawdrey and his mission to become the first English lexicographer. A treasure-trove of linguistic oddity and history for the bibliophile, budding lexicographer, or obsessive Scrabble player, The First English Dictionary, 1604 reveals the roots of our language in all its eccentric glory.
The First English Dictionary 1604
Author | : Robert Cawdrey |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Anglais (Langue) - 1500-1700 (Moderne) - Dictionnaires |
ISBN | : 1851243852 |
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Here is a real treat for lovers of English - the very first dictionary in our language. Contrary to popular opinion, this honour goes not to Samuel Johnson, whose definitive tome appeared in 1755, but to Robert Cawdrey, who published his Table Alphabeticall in 1604.Written for the benefit of Ladies, Gentlewomen or any other unskilfull persons, this was not a book for scholars but was aimed squarely at the non-fiction best-seller list of its day. It is a treasure-house of meaning, bristling with arresting and eminently quotable definitions. For example geometrie is the 'art of measuring the earth', and hecticke is 'inflaming the hart, and soundest parts of the bodie', while barbarian is 'a rude person', and a concubine is a 'harlot, or light huswife'.Cawdrey did set out to create an exhaustive catalogue of the language but rather a guide which would unlock the mystery of hard usual English wordes, borrowed from the Hebrew, Greeke, Latine, or French for educated gentlefolk encountering new words which English was then absorbing at a phenomenal rate.Every entry in this list of 2,543 words sheds interesting light on early modern life and the development of the language. This edition, prepared from the sole surviving copy of the first edition, now in the Bodleian Library, also includes an extensive introduction setting the dictionary in its historical, social and literary context, and exploring the unusual and interesting career of its little-known author.Published eight years ahead of the first of the first Italian dictionary and 35 years ahead of the first French dictionary, this work shows Cawdrey as a man ahead of his time and foreshadows the phenomenal growth of English and its eventual triumph as the new global lingua franca.
The Dictionary of Difficult Words
Author | : Jane Solomon |
Publsiher | : Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 2019-05-02 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9781786038104 |
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​What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates...? Find out all this and more in The Dictionary of Difficult Words. Test your knowledge with more than 400 words to amaze, confuse, and inspire budding wordsmiths (and adults). All of the words featured in this book are difficult to spell, hard to say, and their meanings are obscure to most children (and most adults)! Written with simple, easy-to-understand definitions by lexicographer Jane Solomon, this dictionary celebrates the beauty of the English language for family trivia time spent around the printed page.
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author | : Samuel Johnson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 848 |
Release | : 1824 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : UBBS:UBBS-00053072 |
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