Johnson's and Webster's Verbal Examples
This book analyses Noah Webster''s and Samuel Johnson''s use of verbal examples in their dictionaries as a means of giving guidance on word usage. The author''s major interest lies in elucidating how uniquely Webster, who was originally a grammarian, made use of verbal examples. In order to achieve this purpose, the author provides chapters based on types of entry words in their functional contex...
This book analyses Noah Webster''s and Samuel Johnson''s use of verbal examples in their dictionaries as a means of giving guidance on word usage. The author''s major interest lies in elucidating how uniquely Webster, who was originally a grammarian, made use of verbal examples. In order to achieve this purpose, the author provides chapters based on types of entry words in their functional contex...