JOURNAL ARTICLE

The English Entries in Peter Simon Pallas's Сравнительные Словари.

  • Published In: International Journal of Lexicography, 2024, v. 37, n. 4. P. 462 1 of 3

  • Database: Communication Source 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Fionnáin, Mark Ó 3 of 3

Abstract

This article focuses on the 1780s multilingual comparative dictionary titled *Comparative Vocabularies of All Languages and Dialects*, edited by German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in Saint Petersburg. The first volume, published between 1787 and 1789, covered languages of Europe, Asia, and Oceania, while the planned second volume on African and American languages never appeared. Despite its ambitious scope and systematic collection of linguistic data, the dictionary has received limited detailed attention in English-language scholarship, particularly regarding its English entries, which contain numerous transcription inconsistencies and errors. The article provides historical context for the dictionary's compilation, discusses its layout and linguistic content, and presents a complete list of the English equivalents as they appeared in the first edition, highlighting the challenges and inaccuracies in representing English within this eighteenth-century lexicographical endeavor.

Additional Information

  • Source:International Journal of Lexicography. 2024/12, Vol. 37, Issue 4, p462
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0950-3846
  • DOI:10.1093/ijl/ecae017
  • Accession Number:181970362
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