18.956, Media: Historical-Lexicographical Methodology in WSJ

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Subject: 18.956, Media: Historical-Lexicographical Methodology in WSJ

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Date: 17-Mar-2007
From: Fred Shapiro < fred.shapiro at yale.edu >
Subject: Historical-Lexicographical Methodology in WSJ

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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:14:47
From: Fred Shapiro < fred.shapiro at yale.edu >
Subject: Historical-Lexicographical Methodology in WSJ 
 


Linguists may be interested in Terry Teachout's review of The Yale Book of
Quotations in the March 17th issue of the Wall Street Journal.  The review
focuses on the YBQ's use of full-text historical online databases in
researching the origins of quotations and phrases.  Among the databases
mentioned as being used are JSTOR, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, Times
Digital Archive, LexisNexis, Newspaperarchive, Questia, Eighteenth Century
Collections Online, and Literature Online. 


Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics
                     Historical Linguistics
                     Lexicography
                     Ling & Literature




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