Sir Thomas Elyot's Latin-English dictionary became the leading work of its kind. Gabriele Stein examines its principles, methods, and organization, and the texts and authors Elyot used as sources. She considers the book's impact on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century dictionaries and assesses its place in Renaissance lexicography.
Sir Thomas Elyot's Latin-English dictionary became the leading work of its kind. Gabriele Stein examines its principles, methods, and organization, and the texts and authors Elyot used as sources. She considers the book's impact on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century dictionaries and assesses its place in Renaissance lexicography.
Gabriele Stein was Professor of English Language at the University of Heidelberg from 1990 to 2006. She was President of the European Association for Lexicography from 1983-1986 and since 1999 has been a member of the Academia Europaea. Her publications include John Palsgrave as Renaissance Linguist (OUP 1997) and, co-authored with Randolph Quirk, English in Use (Longman 1990).
Inhaltsangabe
1: Introduction 2: Compilation, Word Selection, and Presentation 3: Elyot and His Readers 4: Early Records of Regional Variation 5: Linking Lemma and Gloss 6: Authorial Reference Points 7: Translating and Explaining Headwords: Elyot's predecessors 8: Translating and Explaining Headwords: Elyot's practice 9: Elyot's Achievement as a Lexicographer 10: Elyot's Dictionary: impact and influence Bibliography Index
1: Introduction 2: Compilation, Word Selection, and Presentation 3: Elyot and His Readers 4: Early Records of Regional Variation 5: Linking Lemma and Gloss 6: Authorial Reference Points 7: Translating and Explaining Headwords: Elyot's predecessors 8: Translating and Explaining Headwords: Elyot's practice 9: Elyot's Achievement as a Lexicographer 10: Elyot's Dictionary: impact and influence Bibliography Index
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