Episode 95: Old School and New School
The History of English Podcast
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The Invention of the Dictionary and the Evolution of Words
This chapter explores how an Englishman named John of Garlanda created the first known dictionary, called Dictionarius, to help his students understand Latin by providing translations into French. The speaker also discusses the shared etymology of the words 'teach', 'diction', and 'dictionary'.
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