Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 116 Murray, James Augustus Henry, Sir 1837 1915 Murray, James A. H. The evolution of English lexicography Reading ease score: 43.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Brendan Lane and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Evolution of English Lexicography" by James Augustus Henry Murray is a scholarly lecture delivered in the late 19th century, specifically in 1900. This work falls under the category of a scientific publication that explores the history and development of English dictionaries. It discusses the origins, evolution, and significance of lexicographic practices, tracing them back through centuries as they transformed from glossaries to more exhaustive dictionaries. In this lecture, Murray elaborates on the beginnings of English lexicography, highlighting the importance of glosses—annotations that define difficult terms in Latin texts—dating back to the early medieval period. He examines key milestones in the development of English dictionaries, including the shift from primarily Latin-English works to those that incorporated English words as equivalencies, culminating in essential works like Samuel Johnson's dictionary in the 18th century. Murray discusses the influence of historical events, such as the Norman Conquest, on the evolution of the English language and the production of lexicographic texts, ultimately reflecting on how dictionaries have come to serve as crucial resources for understanding and preserving the language over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Lexicography -- History Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism PE Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 108601 108630 2024-10-05T10:52:50.718287 2023-10-05T10:19:38.447218 text/html text/html 107001 2020-12-26T01:45:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 40308 2020-12-26T01:45:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134133 2024-10-05T10:52:56.937250 application/epub+zip 134016 2024-10-05T10:52:54.127258 application/epub+zip 102776 2024-10-05T10:52:52.808254 application/epub+zip 290775 2024-10-05T10:52:58.904229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278579 2024-10-05T10:52:56.086294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242480 2022-09-06T04:33:27.234219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97497 97444 2024-10-05T10:52:50.345262 2023-10-05T10:19:38.180207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 98921 2020-12-26T01:45:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38150 2020-12-26T01:45:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 98929 2020-12-26T01:45:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38111 2020-12-26T01:45:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21873 2024-10-05T10:52:59.032218 application/rdf+xml 18492 2024-10-05T10:52:53.350251 image/jpeg 4368 2024-10-05T10:52:53.079256 image/jpeg 134117 2024-10-05T10:52:50.729284 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia