Yes, but WHICH dictionary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20357196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reinhard Hartmann, Richard W Bailey, Tom Mcarthur |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 10-17 |
| Publication date | 1987-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | English Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-0784 • E-ISSN: 1474-0567 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0266078400002807 |
| OpenAlex | W2154414977 |
| Language | EN |
Dictionaries of English today draw upon a tradition that is almost 400 years old. Depending on your point of view, this is a tradition of competition and cross-fertilization, of plagiarism and lexicographical incest, or something that has wavered and wandered between high originality and low theft. Some commentators have even argued that many English dictionaries are just variations on a common text that has been evolving since the 17th century
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |