N E Osselton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1233756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N E Osselton |
| GIVEN NAMES | N E |
| FAMILY NAME | Osselton |
| SIGNATURE | OSSELTON N E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southampton |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 33 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1954 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Quotation and Example in Johnson’s Abridged Dictionary (1756-78)
Contrary to received scholarly opinion, in the abridged version of his Dictionary Johnson does not delete all the quotations: a small number are retained from the folio to illustrate the grammatical use of function words such as from, nor, out and to. Quotations in the folio Dictionary of 1755 had generally been accurate, with minor, mainly cosmetic, changes and occasional restrained adjustments to the author’s sense. But in the abridgement, some…
Innovation and Continuity in English Learners' Dictionaries
Journal Article Innovation and Continuity in English Learners' Dictionaries: The Single-clause When-definition Get access N. E. Osselton N. E. Osselton University of Newcastle ([email protected]) Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Journal of Lexicography, Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2007, Pages 393–399, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/ecm034 Published: 08 October 2007
Usage Guidance in Early Dictionaries of English
Our understanding of the ways in which English dictionaries developed in the early years can now be refined by statistical studies of electronic texts. Quantified searches for key-words such as obsolete and low may indicate, for instance, that Dr Johnson's usage notes represent a significant historical change, thus setting a pattern for the lexicographical usage and style labels of later centuries. But such computer word-searches may be misleadin…
Lexical Images. The Story of the Australian National Dictionary
12 Leazes Place, Durham DH1 1 RE Lexical Images. The Story of the Australian National Dictionary Bill Ramson Oxford Oxford University Press 2002 xvi + 225 0–19–551577–3
Bishop Lowth Converted
Dr Johnson and the Spelling of dispatch
Dr Johnson and the Spelling of dispatch Get access Noel Osselton Noel Osselton University of Newcastle upon Tyne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Journal of Lexicography, Volume 7, Issue 4, Winter 1994, Pages 307–310, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/7.4.307 Published: 01 December 1994
Points of modern English syntax LXV∗
On the use of the perfect in present‐tense narrative
Points of modern English syntax LXIV
Points of modern English syntax LXIII, LXIV
Points of modern English syntax
Some Problems of Obsolescence in Bilingual Dictionaries
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John Kersey and the ordinary words of English
Points of modern English syntax LXI
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern English Syntax LIX
Points of modern english syntax, LVIII
He hinted, if did not say’
(1976). ‘He hinted, if did not say’: On deletion in concessive if not clauses. English Studies: Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 60-61
Points of modern English Syntax
Points of modern english syntax LVI
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern English Syntax
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern English syntax
Innovation and Continuity in English Learners' Dictionaries
Journal Article Innovation and Continuity in English Learners' Dictionaries: The Single-clause When-definition Get access N. E. Osselton N. E. Osselton University of Newcastle ([email protected]) Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Journal of Lexicography, Volume 20, Issue 4, December 2007, Pages 393–399, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/ecm034 Published: 08 October 2007
John Kersey and the ordinary words of English
Usage Guidance in Early Dictionaries of English
Our understanding of the ways in which English dictionaries developed in the early years can now be refined by statistical studies of electronic texts. Quantified searches for key-words such as obsolete and low may indicate, for instance, that Dr Johnson's usage notes represent a significant historical change, thus setting a pattern for the lexicographical usage and style labels of later centuries. But such computer word-searches may be misleadin…
Points of modern English syntax LXI
The plural attributive in contemporary English
Wartime English
The plural attributive in contemporary English
Formal and Informal Spelling in the 18th Century
Early Bi‐lingual dictionaries as evidence for the status of words in English
Brief mention
An Anthology of Old English Poetry. Translated into Alliterative Verse by C. W. KENNEDY. Oxford University Press. 1960. xvi + 174 pp. Price 12s. A Compleat Collection Of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation. With Introduction, Notes and Extensive Commentary by ERIC PARTRIDGE. Andre Deutsch. 1963. 180 pp. Price 18s. Eindrapport. Rede uitgesproken bij zijn afscheid als Hoogleraar in de Engelse taal‐ en letterkunde aan de Rijksuniversiteit te Groninge…
Points of modern English Syntax
Points of modern English syntax
Short Notices
SHORT NOTICES Get access N. E. OSSELTON N. E. OSSELTON University of Southampton Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXIV, Issue CCCXXX, January 1969, Pages 189-a–189, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXIV.CCCXXX.189-a Published: 01 January 1969
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern English Syntax
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern english syntax LVI
Points of modern English Syntax
Points of modern english syntax, LVIII
He hinted, if did not say’
(1976). ‘He hinted, if did not say’: On deletion in concessive if not clauses. English Studies: Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 60-61
Points of modern English Syntax LIX
Points of modern English syntax
Some Problems of Obsolescence in Bilingual Dictionaries
Preview this article: Some Problems of Obsolescence in Bilingual Dictionaries, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/itl.45-46.17oss-1.gif
John Kersey and the ordinary words of English
Points of modern English syntax LXI
Points of modern English syntax
Points of modern English syntax LXIII, LXIV
On the use of the perfect in present‐tense narrative
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