Hard-word dictionaries in 17th-Century England: analysing prefaces and entries

RECTOR'S FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

UNIT 1. A TABLE ALPHABETICALL (ROBERT CAWDREY, 1604)
1. Preliminary remarks
1.1. Further reading
2. The preface
2.1. Reading comprehension
2.2. Linguistic and lexical features
3. Vocabulary entries
3.1. Analysing headwords and their definitions

UNIT 2. AN ENGLISH EXPOSITOR (JOHN BULLOKAR, 1616)
1. Preliminary remarks
1.1. Further reading
2. The preface
2.1. Reading comprehension
2.2. Linguistic and lexical features
3. Vocabulary entries
3.1. Analysing headwords and their definitions

UNIT 3. THE ENGLISH DICTIONARIE (HENRY COCKERAM,1623)
1. Preliminary remarks
1.1. Further reading
2. The preface
2.1. Reading comprehension
2.2. Linguistic and lexical features
3. Vocabulary entries
3.1. Analysing headwords and their definitions

UNIT 4. AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY (ELISHA COLES, 1676)
1. Preliminary remarks
1.1. Further reading
2. The preface
2.1. Reading comprehension
2.2. Linguistic and lexical features
3. Vocabulary entries
3.1. Analysing headwords and their definitions

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