Johnson on the English Language: Johnson on the English Language v. 18 (Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Johnson on the English Language: Johnson on the English Language v. 18 (Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson) Book

This volume collects the most important statements on the English language by Samuel Johnson, one of its greatest expositors and speakers. The book includes scholarly, fully annotated editions of Johnsonâ??s main writings on the history, structure, and cultural importance of the English language as well as his reflections on lexicography. These texts represent Johnsonâ??s thinking as he undertook and completed the major work of his life, the colossal Dictionary of the English Language.The editors set Johnsonâ??s writings on the English language in historical context and provide the fullest possible account of their composition. Among the works presented in the volume are Johnsonâ??s Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language and the Preface to the Dictionary, both of which are counted among his finest works of prose.Read More

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  • 0300106726
  • 9780300106725
  • S Johnson
  • 11 November 2005
  • Yale University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 560
  • annotated edition
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