Jamieson's Dictionary of Scots: The Story of the First Historical Dictionary of the Scots Language

by Susan Rennie

This is the first full account of the making of John Jamieson's Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language. The dictionary was published in two volumes in 1808, with a two-volume Supplement following in 1825. Lists of Scots words had been compiled before, but Jamieson's was the first complete dictionary of the language. It was a landmark in the development of historical lexicography and was an inspiration for later lexicographers, including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019963940X
• ISBN13: 9780199639403
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"