Contempt
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Hans-Jürgen Diller
Abstract
The paper traces the growth of the lexical field of ‘Contempt’ as represented by the computer-readable file ‘Contempt.txt’ which, together with ‘Disrepute.txt,’ formed the basis for Section ‘02.01.18 Contempt’ of the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary (2 vols.) published in 2009. Contempt.txt was received in October 2001 from the Thesaurus team. The author put it in tabular form and wrote a computer program to count the number of words attested for any chosen year and any field or sub-field distinguished by the HTE. Though in many ways superseded by the print version, Contempt.txt is still indispensable for the purposes of this paper.
Abstract
The paper traces the growth of the lexical field of ‘Contempt’ as represented by the computer-readable file ‘Contempt.txt’ which, together with ‘Disrepute.txt,’ formed the basis for Section ‘02.01.18 Contempt’ of the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary (2 vols.) published in 2009. Contempt.txt was received in October 2001 from the Thesaurus team. The author put it in tabular form and wrote a computer program to count the number of words attested for any chosen year and any field or sub-field distinguished by the HTE. Though in many ways superseded by the print version, Contempt.txt is still indispensable for the purposes of this paper.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Tabula gratulatoria vii
- Preface ix
- Introduction xiii
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Part I. History of dictionaries
- The Flores of Ouide (1513) 3
- “Halles Lanfranke” and its most excellent and learned expositive table 17
- John Lane’s Verball 41
- The linking of lemma to gloss in Elyot’s Dictionary (1538) 55
- Music amidst the tumult 79
- Chaos and old night 91
- Online dictionaries of English slang 109
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Part II. Word history and cultural history
- Old English etymologies in Christfrid Ganander’s Nytt Finskt Lexicon (1787) 131
- The origin of the word yeoman 153
- Early East India Company merchants and a rare word for sex 169
- From denominal to deverbal 193
- A gente Anglorum appellatur 219
- William Lambarde and Thomas Milles in search of the golden past 233
- Contempt 249
- A lexical skirmish 269
- Index of subjects 287
- Index of personal names 291
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Tabula gratulatoria vii
- Preface ix
- Introduction xiii
-
Part I. History of dictionaries
- The Flores of Ouide (1513) 3
- “Halles Lanfranke” and its most excellent and learned expositive table 17
- John Lane’s Verball 41
- The linking of lemma to gloss in Elyot’s Dictionary (1538) 55
- Music amidst the tumult 79
- Chaos and old night 91
- Online dictionaries of English slang 109
-
Part II. Word history and cultural history
- Old English etymologies in Christfrid Ganander’s Nytt Finskt Lexicon (1787) 131
- The origin of the word yeoman 153
- Early East India Company merchants and a rare word for sex 169
- From denominal to deverbal 193
- A gente Anglorum appellatur 219
- William Lambarde and Thomas Milles in search of the golden past 233
- Contempt 249
- A lexical skirmish 269
- Index of subjects 287
- Index of personal names 291
