…It was the forerunner of English dictionaries in America, containing about 70,000 words, words, meanings and usages unique to America, citing many examples from American works, and adopting a rational spelling system. Webster's dictionary was followed by three English dictionaries by Joseph Worcester (1784-1865) (1830, 46, 60). A so-called "dictionary war" then broke out between Webster's Dictionary, which had a progressive tendency, and Worcester's Dictionary, which took a conservative, flexible and moderate stance, but in the end Webster's revised version won. … *Some of the glossaries that mention "Worcester, J." are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…収録語数約7万,アメリカ特有の語や語義・用法を収め,用例もアメリカ人の著作から多数引用し,合理的な綴字法を採用するなど,アメリカにおける英語辞典の先駆となった。ウェブスターに続き,ウースターJoseph Worcester(1784‐1865)による3種の英語辞典が現れた(1830,46,60)。そして革新的な傾向をもつウェブスター辞典と保守的で柔軟・穏健な立場をとるウースター辞典との間にいわゆる〈辞書戦争〉が起こったが,結局ウェブスター辞典の改訂版が勝利を収めた。… ※「Worcester,J.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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