Lexicographers (Johnson, Webster, Poerwadarminta)

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Samuel Johnson
( 1709 – 1784 )
• Who ?
Often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an
English writer who made lasting
contributions to English literature as a
poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic,
biographer, editor and lexicographer.
• When ?
After nine years of work, Johnson's A
Dictionary of the English Language was
published in 1755
• Why?
A contract with William Straham and
associates, worth 1,500 guineas.

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• Entries
It contained 42,773 entries, to
which only a few more were
added in subsequent editions,
and it sold for the extravagant
price of £4 10s, perhaps the
rough equivalent of £350
today.
• Works
Essays, pamphlets,
periodicals, sermons

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Noah Webster
(1758 – 1843)
• Who ?
Was an American lexicographer,
textbook pioneer, English-language
spelling reformer, political writer, editor,
and prolific author.
•When ?
In 1806, Webster published his
first dictionary, A Compendious
Dictionary of the English Language
• Why ?
Unsatisfactory textbooks that
came from England. Webster thought
that Americans should learn from
American books, so he began writing a
three volume compendium, A
Grammatical Institute of the English
Language

•Compilation
It took twenty-six years to complete. To evaluate the etymology of
words, Webster learned twenty-eight languages, including Old English
(Anglo-Saxon), Gothic, German, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish,
French, Dutch, Welsh, Russian, Hebrew, Aramaic, Persian, Arabic,
and Sanskrit. Webster hoped to standardize American speech, since
Americans in different parts of the country used different languages.
They also spelled, pronounced, and used English words differently
•Entries
70.000 words, of which 12.000 had never appeared in a published
dictionary before.
• Works
Articles for a prominent New England newspaper, and blue-backed
speller.
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WJS Poerwadarminta
( 1904 – 1968 )
• Who?
Wilfridus Joseph Sabarija Poerwadarminta
was born in Yogjakarta on 12th of September
1904 and one of literature figures,
lexicographer, and author of bahasa
Indonesia, Javanese, and Sanskirt dictionary.
•When ?
His most well – known works is
Kamus Umum Bahasa Indonesia, firstly
published in 1954, and have been printed for
10 times.
•Why ?
Because his interest in bahasa
Indonesia.

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• Compilation
He noted down every word
in a card, completed with
source information,
meaning scope, and how to
use it.
• Works
Poem Di Mana Tempat Bahagia,
prose Tiga Kelamin, prose
Membela Kewadjiban, prose
Sadar akan Dirinja, drama
Azaz Hidup, and drama
Bangsacara dan Ragapadmi.

Lexicographers (Johnson, Webster, Poerwadarminta)

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