Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Expression of...

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Peter Mark Roget

Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

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Peter Mark Roget

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Cambridge University Press
06 November 2014

Thesauri; Historical & comparative linguistics

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics

Peter Mark Roget (1779–1869), of Huguenot stock, trained as a physician in Edinburgh and London, yet he was increasingly drawn to the sciences, corresponding with Erasmus Darwin, Thomas Beddoes and Humphry Davy. He practised medicine (free of charge) in London at the Northern Dispensary, which he co-founded, and lectured on physiology and medical topics. His Bridgewater Treatise, on animal and vegetable physiology, is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Roget is remembered today for the present work, first published in 1852 following his retirement from professional duties. As the preface makes clear, he had contemplated such a work for nearly fifty years. It supplies a vocabulary of English words and idiomatic phrases 'arranged … according to the ideas which they express'. The thesaurus, continually expanded and updated, has always remained in print, but this reissued first edition shows the impressive breadth of Roget's own knowledge and interests.

By: Peter Mark Roget
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781108074179
ISBN 10: 1108074170
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 06 November 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Introduction; Plan of classification; Tabular synopsis of categories; Thesaurus of English words and phrases.