Biblical Citations as a Stylistic Standard in Johnson’s and Webster’s Dictionaries
Noah Webster’s primary source for the first edition of the 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language (ADEL) was Samuel Johnson’s 1799 eighth edition of the Dictionary of the English Language (DEL). Scholars have made much of the debt that Webster owes to Johnson for entries in the 1828 ADEL....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/490 |