A Dictionary of the English Language

norm of a language (Revolvy, 2017). In addition, it means the methods of creation and use of the dictionary through designing writing system and setting grammar rules. According to Einar Haugen codification leads to 'minimal variation in form' (Stein & Tieken-Boon van Ostade, n.d. 1994: p160), therefore it reinforces a certain variety which has been selected and accepted. Even though codification is the second stage in the standardization, it is ongoing process. The origin of English language codification

English language is one of the most important and official languages in many countries. English language has many purposes and can be used in many different ways. It can be used in person communication; people use it as a language to understand and communicate between each other. Business communication; business men and workers use English language to expand their work, get more opportunities, build and improve international relationships, help their company to succeed, communicate to trust the colleagues

common in every language and especially in English language they have a great role in the dictionary of every language. English language vocabulary does not seem to have ever been or to be a homogenous vocabulary since it consists both native words and borrowed words which are quite a lot. The native words have a wider range of lexical and grammatical valence. Anglo- Saxons are the ones who brought the native words to English language. Borrowing means taking words from other languages and the whole

The act of composing dictionaries, lexicography, was seen as peculiar; however, men such as Samuel Johnson and Noah Webster dared to defy such ideologies. Both men had their own reasons for taking on the daunting challenge of writing a dictionary of the English Language. Their reasons may greatly differ such as Webster’s motivation of strengthening the national identity and Johnson’s reason of standardizing words with his witty definitions. Despite of their different motives for defining words, Samuel

Silent Differences in English that Divide American and British Spelling (Rough Draft) Guiding Question: What is the origin of and reasoning for different word endings that have no effect on pronunciation between American and British English? Does one go to the theater or does one go to the theatre? Are one’s eyes the color blue or the colour blue? The answer to both of these questions will differ depending on where they are asked. In England, the answers will most likely appear as theatre and colour

AngloSaxon Language Nearly all knowledge of the English language before the seventh century is hypothetical. Most of this knowledge is based on later English documents and earlier documents in related languages (3). The English language of today represents many centuries of development. As a continuous process, the development of the English language began in England around the year 449 with the arrival of several Germanic tribes including: the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes (1, p

lexicon is as follows: “A dictionary; a book teaching the signification of words” (Johnson, 233). The public uses dictionaries as guidebooks for meaningful speech and discourse. Those who task themselves with creating these texts are called lexicographers. The first English dictionary was written by Samuel Johnson in 1755. Johnson shared his views of lexicographers in his preface to “A Dictionary of the English Language”: “Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries; whom mankind have considered

Differences between paper-based dictionaries and electronic dictionaries: Nesi (1998) classifies dictionaries into two modes of presentation: paper-based dictionaries and computer-based dictionaries (also known as electronic dictionaries). The main difference between electronic dictionaries and paper-based dictionaries is not their information content but their retrieval system (Nesi, 2000). In a study presented by Zainab Saleh AlBulushy on E-dictionaries versus paper-based ones, she presented the

The Normans had a big impact on the English language. The nobility and Kings changed the vocabulary in government, law, army, religion, fashion and cuisine. Also they started using more written texts, as a result many changes happened in spelling, pronunciation and grammar rules. It is said that the Normans added 10000 words to the english language of which 75% is used today,. One of methods that very interesting is that words just transformed their meanings completely for no reason. He gives an

Over 60% of the words in the English language contain a Greek or Latin root (“Online English Dictionary”). This quantitative figure conveys the importance of Greek and Latin on the development of the words in the English language. One commonly used root, astr, has origins in the Greek language (“Alphabetical Index”). Many words that use the root astr in them relate to stars or space. The root astr, meaning star, comes from the Greek language, and it !is! used in words such as astrolabe, astronomy