The first English dictionary, 1604 : Robert Cawdrey's A table alphabetical

The first English dictionary, 1604 : Robert Cawdrey's A table alphabetical /

"Contrary to popular opinion, the author of the first English dictionary is not Samuel Johnson, but Robert Cawdrey - a defrocked priest - who published A Table Alphabeticall 149 years earlier in 1604." "Unlike Dr. Johnson, who strove to create a comprehensive dictionary, Cawdrey drew...

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Main Author: Cawdrey, Robert
Other Authors: Simpson, J. A., 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2007.
Subjects:
Cawdrey, Robert.
Cawdry, Robert.
Geschichte 1604.
English language > Dictionaries > Early works to 1700.
Anglais (Langue) > Dictionnaires > Ouvrages avant 1700.
Anglais (Langue) > 1500-1700 (Moderne) > Dictionnaires.
English language.
Engels.
Anglais (Langue) - 1500-1700 (Moderne) - Dictionnaires.
Anglais (Langue) - Dictionnaires - Ouvrages avant 1700.
Englisch.
Frühneuenglisch.
Engelska språket > lexikon.
Dictionaries.
Early works.
Wörterbuch.

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