Date of Award:
5-2021
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Arts (MA)
Department:
History
Committee Chair(s)
Mark Damen
Committee
Mark Damen
Committee
Frances Titchener
Committee
Charlie Huenemann
Abstract
This thesis seeks to explore De Diversis Verborum Significationibus, the surviving epitome of the lexicon of Herennius Philo of Byblos (ca. 64-148 CE). By placing Philo in the timeline of Greek lexica, his prescriptive style and desire for absolute correctness in speech stands out among other lexicographers, and raises this question: what is the purpose of a dictionary, to describe how words are used, or to define “correct” usage?
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Recommended Citation
Smitten, Alec, "Herennius Philo and the Dilemma of Lexicography" (2021). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 8078.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8078
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