Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language
Question 10 of 11 • OSCR English 4 - 122178 Fall
Read the excerpts from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.Thus have I laboured by settling the orthography, displaying the analogy, regulating the structures, and ascertaining the signification of English words, to perform all the parts of a faithful lexicographer: but I have not always executed my own scheme, or satisfied my own expectations.
Answer
A
hints at the economic importance of his dictionary.
B
hopes that his dictionary will enlighten the uneducated.
C
seeks literary recognition for his publication.
D
strives to emphasize the effort his dictionary required.