Johnson and Modern Lexicography1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12204693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Hanks (Brandeis University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-266 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Lexicography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3846 • E-ISSN: 1477-4577 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ijl/eci024 |
| OpenAlex | W1983287045 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Johnson not only compiled a magnificent dictionary, he also explicitly addressed some of the theoretical issues involved. His comments can be compared with modern lexicographical practice and its concerns. Among the topics touched on in his 1755 Preface are empirical principles in lexicographical practice: the size and nature of the lexicon, the selection of entries, problems of lexical grammar, including the status of -ing forms, phrasal verbs, and light verbs, definitions, including substitutability and issues of definability, the nature of word meaning, lexical pragmatics, sequencing of senses and definitions, and language change. This paper will review what Johnson said about these topics, and demonstrate the relevance to current dictionary-making
Epistemology · Grammar · Lexical item · Lexicographical order · Lexicon · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Natural language processing · Part of speech · Pragmatics · Relevance (law · Selection (genetic algorithm · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Lexicography and Language Studies · Mathematics · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies · Artificial Intelligence · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2018 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |