Book contents
- English Dialect Dictionary Online
- English Dialect Dictionary Online
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Orthography
- 3 Tagging
- 4 The Syntax of EDD Entries, and How to Describe It
- 5 Some Practical Suggestions in Hindsight
- 6 The Interface
- 7 Retrieval Window (Advanced Mode)
- 8 Research Issues Encouraged by EDD Online
- 9 Focus on Quantification
- 10 Final Remarks on the Accessibility and Impact of EDD Online
- Appendix
- References
- Index
9 - Focus on Quantification
Towards Dialectometry
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 January 2021
- English Dialect Dictionary Online
- English Dialect Dictionary Online
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Orthography
- 3 Tagging
- 4 The Syntax of EDD Entries, and How to Describe It
- 5 Some Practical Suggestions in Hindsight
- 6 The Interface
- 7 Retrieval Window (Advanced Mode)
- 8 Research Issues Encouraged by EDD Online
- 9 Focus on Quantification
- 10 Final Remarks on the Accessibility and Impact of EDD Online
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
In April 2019, the digitised version of the English Dialect Dictionary (EDD Online) was launched in its new version 3.0, which includes the 179 pages of the Supplement, added by Joseph Wright in the last of the six volumes. According to the interface of this all-inclusive version of EDD Online, the Dictionary, on its 4,600-odd pages, comprises exactly 79,598 headwords, 16,452 compounds, 22,719 combinations, 15,060 phrases, 53,972 variants, as well as references to 202 dialectal areas, 21 parts of speech and 60 etymologically cognate languages. Moreover, it allows for the retrieval of some 4,900 sources and of eight types of usage labels, with overall 150 labels. Needless to add that the Dictionary comprises well over 100,000 defining terms and two or three times as many words in the citations, attesting to the points made in the entries.
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- English Dialect Dictionary OnlineA New Departure in English Dialectology, pp. 142 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021