用社会语言学的相关理论探析《美国英语词典》的演变

ANALYZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BY SOME THEORIES OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS

采用举例说明和对比分析的方法,用社会语言学中的语言变异理论、语言功能理论和语境理论,探析了《美国英语词典》的演变。

Webster＇ s An Webster＇ s Dictionaries wi American Dictionary of the English Language has developed into a large series of th the changes of language variation, language function of time and spaces since it was published in 1828. Using the theories and language context in sociolinguistics, this paper analyzes the development of An American Dictionary of the English Language by illustration and comparison.