규범론자로서의 Samuel Johnson 읽기

• 영문명: Reading Samuel Johnson as a Conservative Prescriptivist
• 발행기관: 한국영어학학회
• 저자명: 황인태(Hwang, In-Tae)
• 간행물 정보: 『영어학연구』영어학연구 제16권 1호, 55~74쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.04.01

영문 초록

The goals of a dictionary as Samuel Johnson(1709-84) originally planned it in 1747 sounded much like those of a proposed English Academy: to ascertain, refine, and fix the English language. Johnson thought to maintain the purity of English and to ascertain the use of English words. By the time A Dictionary of the English Language(1755) was published eight years later in 1755, his purpose had become somewhat more modest. Johnson realized that not all words are correctable, since language is a reflection of imperfect human origin. The “"Preface”" to the dictionary stated that it was impossible for a lexicographer to “"embalm”" the language and keep it from “"corruption”" and “"decay.”" Through a thorough textual analysis of Johnson's “"The Plan”" and his “"Preface”" to the Dictionary, the present study, contrary to the statement of Lynch(2009), shows that Johnson's attitudes towards language and a dictionary can still be construed as prescriptive, though he acknowledges the futility of trying to embalm the language by means of a dictionary.

목차

1. 서론

2. "The Plan of A Dictionary of the English Language"

3. "Perface to A Dictionary of the English Language"

4. 결론

키워드

규범주의 영어사전 어휘 용법 영어어연구원 Samuel Johnson A Dictionary of the English Language(1775) English Academy