A dictionary of the English Language on CD-ROM

Author(s)

• Johnson, Samuel
• McDermott, Anne

Bibliographic Information

A dictionary of the English Language on CD-ROM

Samuel Johnson ; edited by Anne McDermott

Cambridge University Press, 1996

• : CD-ROM
• : textbook

Computer File

Note

"The first and fourth editions"--t.p. of textbook

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: CD-ROM ISBN 9780521557658

Description

This first electronic presentation of the greatest dictionary before the OED provides an extraordinary resource for anyone wanting ready access to a major foundation of the English language. Samuel Johnson produced his famous Dictionary in 1755 and issued a significantly revised Fourth Edition in 1773. Each Edition has previously been available only in expensive print facsimile. Now, a CD-ROM makes accessible these two main Editions alongside each other, fully transcribed and searchable, in addition to digitised images of all of the original printed pages. Fast retrieval software allows the user to search both Editions of the Dictionary for words, phrases, headwords, quotations, and source-authors. The Dictionary is not only the first great work of English lexicography but also a literary and historical resource of immense value, and this electronic edition has been prepared to the highest standards by a team of scholars at the University of Birmingham.

Table of Contents

• The CD-ROM contains: A complete transcription of the text of the First Edition of Johnson's Dictionary of 1755 (c. 40,000 entries), with full SGML coding and page breaks following the original. A complete transcription of the text of the Fourth Edition of Johnson's Dictionary of 1773 (c. 40,000 entries), with full SGML coding and page breaks following the original. Digitised images of the original printed pages of both First and Fourth Editions. A DynaText search and retrieval engine with user-friendly screen design. System requirements: The CD-ROM runs identically on PC Windows and Macintosh systems. All necessary search and display software and fonts are provided on the CD-ROM and do not need to be acquired separately. The following equipment is recommended: PC: 386 or later
• Windows 3.1+
• 8 Mb of RAM
• double-speed CD-ROM drive. Macintosh: system 7 or later
• 4 Mb of RAM
• double-speed CD-ROM drive.

Volume

: textbook ISBN 9780521565943

Description

This is the first electronic edition of one of the most important works ever compiled in English. Dr Johnson's Dictionary remains a major resource for and cornerstone of the English language. This CD-ROM presents the key 1755 and 1773 (First and Fourth) Editions, both of which have been available previously only in print facsimiles. Here the texts of both Editions have been transcribed and may be viewed side by side. In addition, digitized images of all the original pages are supplied. The software allows rapid searching of both Editions of the Dictionary for words, phrases, headwords, quotations and source-authors. The only publication ever to reproduce the key First and Fourth Editions of Johnson's Dictionary together, this CD-ROM will be of value to dictionary lovers and Johnsonians as well as to scholars, teachers, and students of language, literature, lexicography, history, and eighteenth-century studies.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1. Editor's introduction
• 2. Installing the electronic book
• 3. reading the electronic book
• 4. technical topics
• Appendix A. Searching for special characters
• Appendix B. Configuring DynaText for a network
• Appendix C. Fonts for Cambridge books.

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Details

• NCID: BA30510699
• ISBN:
  • 0521557658
  • 0521565944
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 1 CD-ROM
• Size: 4 3/4 in.
• Attached Material: 1 textbook (64 p. ; 21 cm)