Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:dictionary
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:George_Mason
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:The_Enlightenment
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
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| gptkbp:contains |
literary terms
biographical sketches scientific terms historical terms philosophical terms colloquial terms |
| gptkbp:cultural_contribution |
established norms
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
important in English literature
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| gptkbp:editor |
personal judgment
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| gptkbp:format |
gptkb:book
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
18th century England
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Johnson's Dictionary
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| gptkbp:impact |
standardization of English
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_English_dictionaries
subsequent dictionaries |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
French dictionaries
Samuel Johnson's philosophy |
| gptkbp:is_available_in |
multiple editions
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:literary_work
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| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
faced criticism for its prescriptiveness
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| gptkbp:is_used_by |
students and scholars
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for modern lexicography
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| gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:stock_market_index
appendices usage examples introduction antonyms definitions synonyms etymologies pronunciation guides grammatical information cross-references quotations preface appendix of foreign phrases appendix of symbols appendix of Latin phrases appendix of abbreviations appendix of biblical figures appendix of biblical names appendix of geographical figures appendix of geographical names appendix of historical documents appendix of historical figures appendix of literary figures appendix of literary works appendix of mythological figures appendix of mythological names appendix of philosophical figures appendix of philosophical works appendix of proper names appendix of scientific figures appendix of scientific works appendix of weights and measures illustrative sentences |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ A dictionary is a book that tells you how to spell words.”
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
The Dictionary of the English Language by Edward Phillips
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| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:J._Knapton
1755 |
| gptkbp:style |
prescriptive
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Oxford_English_Dictionary
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| gptkbp:user_reviews |
positive reviews from contemporaries
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| gptkbp:visitors |
around 40,000
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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