Networks and knowledge in Roget's Thesaurus /

In this book Werner H--uuml--;llen examines Roget's Thesaurus in relation to linguistics, philosophy and history. He explores the influence of Roget's Thesaurus abroad (Germany and the Romance countries). He epitomizes its history and compares the various editions of the book. In lexical c...

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Hüllen, Werner
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Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009.
Zusammenfassung:
In this book Werner H--uuml--;llen examines Roget's Thesaurus in relation to linguistics, philosophy and history. He explores the influence of Roget's Thesaurus abroad (Germany and the Romance countries). He epitomizes its history and compares the various editions of the book. In lexical case studies he evaluates some entries with pertinence to their cultural and political implications. He discusses the didactic potential of thesauri in general and considers theimplications of the Thesaurus for the study of scholarly linguistics and psychology. He discusses how Roget's Thesaurus prepared the w
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1 online resource (226 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-207) and index.
ISBN:
1-281-97883-3
9786611978839
0-19-156468-0
Schlagworte:
Roget, Peter Mark, > 1779-1869. > Thesaurus of English words and phrases.
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