A history of Roget's thesaurus : origins, development, and design
Roget's "Thesaurus" was first published in 1852. This is an account of its genesis. It examines the method of its compilation, the outcomes of the traditions on which it was based, and the ways in which the "Thesaurus" reflects Roget's beliefs and background. It useful to students and scholars of linguistics, semantics, and lexicography.
Print Book, English, 2004
Oxford University Press, Oxford [Angl.], 2004
ix, 410 pages ; 24 cm
9780199254729, 9780199281992, 0199254729, 0199281998
300847535
1. Introduction ; 2. Peter Mark Roget ; 3. Words, Words, Words ; 4. Synonymy: Early Stataements and Practices ; 5. The Beginnings of Practical Synonymy ; 6. The Emergence of the English Synonym Dictionary ; 7. The Topical Tradition in English Lexicography ; 8. Roget's Thesaurus: A Topical Dictionary of Synonyms