CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Author: REV. THOMAS DAVIDSON
Publisher: VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS, Aaradhana, Deverkovil 673508 India
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Genre: Reference
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EDITED BY REV. THOMAS DAVIDSON ASSISTANT-EDITOR OF 'CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPÆDIA' EDITOR OF 'CHAMBERS'S ENGLISH DICTIONARY Since there are many other updated English dictionaries online and otherwise in the digital form, downloading this dictionary of the yesteryears might not be of any use as a means to find the meaning of English words. However to those who would like to know the whereabouts of the pristine-English that was there in pristine-England, this dictionary would be an ideal possession. It was an age when many English letters came in various combined form - the so-called Alphabetic ligatures. Another mentionable item would be insights that can be had on what were original meanings of various English words. There are so-many words whose meaning has altered much over the past few years and decades.

Chambers English Dictionary

Chambers English Dictionary
Author: C. M. Schwarz
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
Total Pages: 1792
Release: 1990
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780550102515

A History of the Chambers Dictionary

A History of the Chambers Dictionary
Author: Mariusz Kaminski
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110312735

In the literature on English lexicography there have been few attempts at a systematic study of the history of popular dictionaries that have been around for many years in English-speaking countries. A dictionary like Chambers deserves special attention because of its long tradition that goes back to the nineteenth century. Although it has gone through numerous editions, its history has received little attention from scholars. The book traces the development of the Chambers Dictionary from its origins to the present time by comparing corresponding parts of successive editions of the dictionary. This comparative approach aims to determine major trends in the evolution of the dictionary. It will provide scholars and interested students with insights into the Chambers lexicographers’ work, the goals they aimed to achieve, and the problems they had to face when revising the dictionary.