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Samuel Johnson and the Journey into Words by Lynda Mugglestone (Hardcover, 2015)

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Popular readings of Johnson as a dictionary-maker often see him as a writer who both laments and attempts to control the state of the language. Lynda Mugglestone looks at the range of Johnson's writings on, and the complexity of his thinking about, language and lexicography. She shows how these reveal him probing problems not just of meaning and use but what he considered the related issues of control, obedience, and justice, as well as the difficulties of power when exerted over the 'sea of words'. She examines his attitudes to language change, loan words, spelling, history, and authority, describing, too, the evolution of his ideas about the nature, purpose, and methods of lexicography, and shows how these reflect his own and others' thinking about politics, culture, and society. The book offers a careful reassessment of Johnson's prescriptive practice, examining in detail his commitment to evidence, and the uses to which this might be put. Lynda Mugglestone's generous, wide-ranging account casts new light on Johnson's life in language and provides a convincing reassessment of his impact on English culture, the making of dictionaries, and their role in a nation's identity. She ends by considering the power of Johnson's legacy and the degree to which his work continues to guide our attitudes to language and what we variously expect dictionaries to be and do.

Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press

ISBN-139780199679904

eBay Product ID (ePID)214540591

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSamuel Johnson and the Journey Into Words

Publication Year2015

SubjectWriting & Reading

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorLynda Mugglestone

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height222 mm

Item Weight498 g

Item Width147 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorLynda Mugglestone