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- Title
"As the Vulgar Call It": Henry Fielding and the Language of the Vulgar.
- Authors
SORENSEN, JANET
- Abstract
The article discusses the book "Dictionary of the English Language" by Samuel Johnson, reflecting his efforts to represent the terms and their many meanings fully. It figures his lexicographic efforts for their significance, extending beyond their endless pursuit. It also describes that throughout Henry Fielding's book on Jonathan Wild, the narrator refers to the language of the vulgar not as low language to represent the strange diversity of English.
- Subjects
TERMS &; phrases; SEMANTICS; LEXICOGRAPHY in literature; DICTIONARY of the English Language (Book); FIELDING, Henry, 1707-1754
- Publication
Philological Quarterly, 2021, Vol 100, Issue 3/4, p421
- ISSN
0031-7977
- Publication type
Article