Pougens, C. (English spelling) Pougens C

Japanese: Pougens,C.(英語表記)PougensC
Pougens, C. (English spelling) Pougens C

…The Académie Française edition finally saw the light of day in 1694, but it had many shortcomings, especially its failure to accurately reflect contemporary usage and its tendency to be arbitrary. One of the critics, Charles Pougens (died 1833), planned to compile a French dictionary to surpass Dr. Johnson's English Dictionary, but unfortunately never saw completion. However, the materials he had compiled were later used by Littré to compile his dictionary. …

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Japanese:

…アカデミー・フランセーズ版はようやく1694年に日の目を見たものの不備の点が少なくなく,とくに当代の語法を正しく反映せず,独断に流れる弊が指摘されていた。批判者の一人プージャンCharles Pougens(1833没)は,ジョンソン博士の《英語辞典》をしのぐフランス語辞典の編集を独力で計画したが,不幸にも完成をみずに終わった。しかしその資料は後にリトレの辞書編集に利用されることになった。…

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