Johnson's Dictionary Online

by Maria Gabriela Muratti Maria Gabriela Muratti, a History major at the University of Central Florida, wrote this reflection for an independent study course during the Fall 2021 semester. Johnson popularized dictionaries by convincing readers that the proper growth of the human intellect necessitated the use of a dictionary, ideally his Dictionary, not only as a reference tool but as...

by Courtney Campbell Courtney Campbell worked on Johnson’s Dictionary Online while enrolled in LIN 4660 Linguistics and Literature at the University of Central Florida during the Spring 2021 semester. When first registering for this course, I did not know what we would do besides learning about Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary. To my delightful surprise, I was a part of converting the...

by Wesley Morrison Wesley Morrison, an English major at the University of Central Florida, wrote this reflection for an internship during the Fall 2021 semester. Samuel Johnson was a writer in the 1700’s who is primarily responsible for the creation of the first dictionary for the English language. Personally, I think putting this dictionary accessible online for everyone to use...

by Brianna Bradley After working on Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language for a semester, I have gained a better understanding of the power of words and the significance of the digital humanities. Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language  Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English writer and lexicographer who set out to create the first authoritative...

by Jamie Montgomery Jamie Montgomery, an English major at the University of Central Florida, wrote this reflection for an internship during the Fall 2021 semester. All I knew about Samuel Johnson before beginning this project was his brief viral-dom as the founding-father-looking-guy squinting in blank puzzlement at his newspaper. Didn’t even know his name. Probably saw a meme a few...

by Charlotte Bergholz Charlotte Bergholz worked on Johnson’s Dictionary Online while enrolled in LIN 4660 Linguistics and Literature at the University of Central Florida during the Spring 2021 semester. As I was looking to sign up for the final Linguistics class I needed to complete my Linguistics minor, I initially didn’t sign up for LIN 4660. I thought to myself,...

by Mckhyla Meas Mckhyla Meas, an English major at the University of Central Florida, wrote this reflection for an internship during the Fall 2021 semester. Before joining on this project, I did not have a clear understanding of who Samuel Johnson was. I had heard of his name a few times throughout my life, but nothing more than just his...

by Joshua Benedict Joshua Benedict worked on Johnson’s Dictionary Online while enrolled in LIN 4660 Linguistics and Literature at the University of Central Florida during the Spring 2021 semester. This past semester in LIN4660 has been a very enjoyable and educational time for me. The class primarily consisted, of course, of finalizing the digitization of Johnson’s Dictionary of the English...

by Caroline McGregor Caroline McGregor, a History major at the University of Central Florida, wrote this reflection for an independent study course during the Fall 2021 semester. Over the past semester, I have been working diligently on the Johnson’s dictionary project in order to share this resource with the world. This has been such a wonderful learning experience that has...

by Nolan Grad Nolan Grad, a graduate student at the University of Regina, worked on Johnson’s Dictionary Online throughout spring and summer of 2021. For the past 20 years, North American taste has surely been shaped by the reinvention and the preservation of the most appealing and nostalgic elements of eras gone by. In popular media, it is not only...