Blount, T.

Japanese: Blount,T.(英語表記)BlountT
Blount, T.

…The first independent English dictionary was created by Robert Cawdrey in his English Alphabet (1604). During the 17th century, however, there were also dictionaries that included etymological explanations, albeit incomplete, in addition to the meanings of words, such as Thomas Blount's (1618-79) Glossary (1656). Thus, the 17th century can be said to be the age of difficult dictionaries, but the following 18th century was the age when English dictionaries were established in the true sense of the word. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Blount, T." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…これにこたえ,独立した形での最初の英語辞典の誉れを担うのはコードリーRobert Cawdrey編《英語アルファベット表覧》(1604)である。一方,17世紀の間にブラントThomas Blount(1618‐79)編《語誌》(1656)のように,語義のほかに不十分ながら語源的説明を加えたものも現れた。このように,17世紀は難語辞典の時代ということができるが,次の18世紀は真の意味で英語辞書が成立した時代である。…

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