WebstersDictionary.ppt

1、Websters Dictionary,Websters Dictionary 即“韦氏大词典” It refers to any of the line of the dictionaries first developed by Noah Webster (诺亚韦伯斯特).,Noah Webster诺亚韦伯斯特,Born:October 16, 1758 Dead:May 28, 1843 American lexicographer, 美国辞典编纂者，textbook pioneer, 课本编写作者， English-language spelling reformer, 拼写改革倡导者

2、， political writer, editor 政论家和编辑,Father of American Scholarship and Education. “美国学术 和教育之父”,His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read, secularizing their education. 他的的蓝皮拼字书教会了五代美国儿童怎样拼写。 Websters name has become synonymous with dictionary in t

3、he United States. 在美国，他的名字等同于“字典” 。,History of Websters New International Dictionary,In 1828, Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of the English Language.(ADEL) In 1841, Noah Webster published a revised and expanded edition, a 2nd Edition, Corrected and Enlarged of the American Dictionary

4、 of the English Language,In 1845 A third printing of the ADEL second edition was in 1845 by George & Charles Merriam, and this was the first Websters Dictionary with a Merriam imprint. 韦伯斯特逝世以后，韦氏词典的版权为Merriam-Webster,即梅利安公司所得，并以该公司的名义出版Merriam-Websters 词典，梅利安公司在其基础上编纂了一系列merriamwebster词典。,In 1890,W

5、ebsters International Dictionary of the English Language was republished.,An advertisement for the 1890 International edition,In 1909, the Merriam Company issued a complete revision , Websters New International Dictionary. In 1934, the New International Dictionary was revised and expanded for a seco

6、nd edition, which is popularly known as Websters Second or W2.,After about a decade of preparation, Merriam Company issued the entirely new Websters Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (commonly known as Websters Third, or W3) in September 1961.,It contained more than 450,000 entries, including over 100,000 new entries and as many new senses for entries carried over from previous editions.,Main Characteristics,1.每个词的词源解释的很清楚，颇似我国的词源大词典，可以查询某单词的来源及演变，如从希腊语引入到罗马语，再引入到英语中。 2.对于单词的发明时间明确标出，比如说zealous这个字是1535年发明的。 3.词条