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A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, was published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson. [2] It is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language.
Sep 17, 2018 · Who wrote the first English dictionary? Samuel Johnson created a widely imitated style of biography and literary criticism in addition to setting the meticulous tone of reference books. His cause was to make English, especially the great classics, accessible for all readers.
Whilst at Magdalen College, Burchfield came to know Charles Onions, former Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, aiding him in the compilation of his Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (1966).
In 1957, a century after the Philological Society first conceived the notion of a New English Dictionary, Robert Burchfield took up the editorship of the new Supplement with a fresh cohort of staff and once again solicited the help of readers.
A Dictionary of the English Language, the famous dictionary of Samuel Johnson, published in London in 1755; its principles dominated English lexicography for more than a century. This two-volume work surpassed earlier dictionaries not in bulk but in precision of definition.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
Samuel Johnson, c.1750 © Johnson was an English writer and critic, and one of the most famous literary figures of the 18th century. His best-known work is his 'Dictionary of the English...
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