Guarding Even Our Enemies and the Triumph of Evil: Actual and Supposed Eighteenth-century Voices in Twentieth-century Politics

• Autores: Elizabeth Knowles
• Localización: Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America, ISSN 0197-6745, Nº. 36, 2015, págs. 1-16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper reflects on how quotations function within the language and considers some of the challenges presented to a dictionary of quotations in how best to represent the relevant linguistic evidence. These questions are pursued through two case studies, with particular reference to the appeal of a “famous name” called in support of an argument or political position. Tracking the usage history of both cases, the article notes what a dictionary of quotations should make explicit and highlights any specific questions relating to either item that still remain to be answered.