Mitford M Mathews
Biographic Data
| ID | 679796 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mitford M Mathews |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mitford M |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathews |
| SIGNATURE | MATHEWS M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University Bloomington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1927 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How Mitford M. Mathews Got Interested in Dialect Words
Mitford McLeod Matthews was one of America’s preeminent lexicographers: an assistant editor of the Dictionary of American English (1938–44), he later conceived and edited A Dictionary of Americanisms (1951) and was also the author of several books on American English and dictionaries, as well as contributor of 34 installments of a column, “Of Matters Lexicographical,” to this journal, from 1951 through 1959. In this audio feature, Matthews explai…
The Etymology of Canuck
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Mrs. Anne Royall as an Observer of Dialect
A Survey of English Dictionaries
A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles
Journal Article A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles. Edited by Sir William Craigie, with the collaboration of James R. Hulbert, George Watson, Mitford M. Mathews, and Allen Walker Read. Part I, A-Baggage. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1936. x + [2] + 116 pp. $4.00.) Get access Lyon N. Richardson Lyon N. Richardson Western Reserve University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar…
The New Element in American English
FOR MANY years I have been impressed with the desirability of a much more searching investigation than has so far been made into the sources of that element in American English that originated in this country. This investigation should concern itself not only with words but also with meanings of words when, as is often the case, these meanings have originated here under circumstances that invite linguistic investigation
Notes on 'American Speech,' April 1945
THE APRIL 1945 American Speech was, from my viewpoint} an especially satisfactory number, and I am moved to express my appreciation. Also, with respect to some of the terms dealt with in this issue} I am able to supply a modicum of additional information. Mr. Hogan's article, 'A Yankee Comments on Texas Speech,' is not only interesting but also filled with Americanisms for which I am delighted to have late examples. Bud, meaning brother, flour mi…
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A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles
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Linguistics (31 works) · Lexicography and Language Studies (29 works) · Philosophy (26 works) · Combinatorics (24 works) · Lexicographical order (24 works) · Mathematics (24 works) · History (12 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · History (6 works)