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On the Media | Defining Moments
September 18th is the tercentenary of Samuel Johnson, whose Dictionary of the English Language was one of the first and most influential. His format – with head words, etymologies and sample sentences – remains unchallenged. But his standard – what dictionaries stand for – has been undergoing a slow but inexorable evolution, as OTM’s Mike Vuolo reports.
September 18th is the tercentenary of Samuel Johnson, whose Dictionary of the English Language was one of the first and most influential. His format – with head words, etymologies and sample sentences – remains unchallenged. But his standard – what dictionaries stand for – has been undergoing a slow but inexorable evolution, as OTM’s Mike Vuolo reports.
Tags: Samuel Johnson, definitions, dictionaries, etymologies, language, lexicography, words
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Permalink Reply by Jared Lardo on -
We guardians of English shall have to go back to speaking Latin as in the old days. Alas.
Clamo
clamatus
omnes clamamus pro glace lactis! -
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Moore on -
Lingua Latina est, ergo non legitur.
Or something like that. -
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