John Jamieson

References

John Jamieson

Scottish philologist

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

dictionary
Since 1828
…1808 in the work of John Jamieson on the language of Scotland. Because he did not need to consider the “classical purity” of the language, he included quotations of humble origin; in his Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, his use of “mean” sources marked a turning point in the…
Read More
…1808 in the work of John Jamieson on the language of Scotland. Because he did not need to consider the “classical purity” of the language, he included quotations of humble origin; in his Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, his use of “mean” sources marked a turning point in the…
Read More