Category Books

English Dictionaries, 800-1700: The Topical Tradition »

Authors: Werner Hullen
ISBN-13: 9780199291045, ISBN-10: 0199291047
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: May 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Werner Hullen

University of Essen (Emeritus)

Book Synopsis

This fascinating study explores the so-called topical, i.e. non-alphabetical, word-lists which appeared between the beginnings of written culture and 1700. A form of early dictionary, these lists followed the influential paradigms of theology, philosophy, and natural history of the time, providing us with evidence on cultural history and linguistic development. Professor Hüllen draws on many examples to provide an insight into this lexicographical tradition.

	Figures
	Tables
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Note on the text
	Abbreviations
A	Opening the Topic	1
1	The onomasiological approach	3
2	On establishing a tradition	28
B	The English Tradition of Onomasiology	41
3	Hermeneumata, Latin-English glosses, and nominales	43
4	Colloquies, wordbooks, and dialogues for teaching and learning foreign languages	78
5	Treatises on terminology	140
6	John Withals' dictionary for young boys (1553)	168
7	James Howell's dictionary for the genteel (1660)	202
8	John Wilkins' comprehensive thesaurus of English (1668)	244
C	The European Scene (1400-1700)	303
9	Multilingual dictionaries and nomenclators	305
10	The case of Johannes Amos Comenius	361
D	Reflections on the Topic	431
11	Towards mental lexicography	433
	Appendix	449
	Bibliography	491
	Index	515