Abstract
Under section 559. Word, my edition of Roget's Thesaurus includes a sub-paragraph: dictionary, lexicon, wordbook, word-stock, word list, glossary, vocabulary; gradus, thesaurus, wordhoard; compilation, concordance, index. (Roget 1984) The semi-colons between vocabulary and gradus and between wordhoard and compilation are crucial. They indicate a relationship looser than synonymy. They signify that dictionary and thesaurus are not interchangeable.
Highlights
The semi-colons between vocabulary and gradus and between wordhoard and compilation are crucial
Monographs attempting to treat the history of English dictionaries have to restrict their field in some way
They might do this by choosing to treat monolingual lexicography as if it developed in isolation from bilingual lexicography, for example, or by ignoring or underplaying the influence of lexicographical developments in the treatment of other languages
Summary
The semi-colons between vocabulary and gradus and between wordhoard and compilation are crucial. Topically arranged word-lists were designed for use in language teaching, it is fitting that Hüllen should discuss contemporary colloquies and dialogues used in the same setting.
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