Question

name the English lexicographer and his work which is a milestone in English lexicography ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Samuel Johnson, who is also known as Dr. Johnson is known as the father of English Lexicography. He complied the English Language’s most comprehensive dictionary in 1750. He completed the dictionary in 1750. This dictionary was known as A Dictionary of the English Language; and it was considered the most dependable dictionary until 1928 when Oxford English Dictionary was completed.

Answer 2

Answer:

Samuel Johnson, famously known as Dr. Johnson is known as the Father of English Lexicography.

His famous work “Dictionary of the English Language” was published in 1755 which is a milestone in English Lexicography. He perhaps predated other lexicographers by providing usage tables of words, critical treatment of certain words which seems to be amusing and interesting. This dictionary of Johnson was the most dependable one until the Oxford English Dictionary was completed in 1928.