And they spoke the English that the lexicographer loved.

他们说的英语正是字典编纂者喜欢的。

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The lexicographer knew that the English lexis was changing.

字典编纂者知道英语词汇在不断变化。

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Here the lexicographer has to be his own linguist and have recourse to the linguistic analysis of the language.

在这里辞典编纂者必须当他的自己语言学家并且有对语言的语言学分析的依赖。

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The chief librarians of ancient Alexandria included Eratosthenes (of Byzantium), who determined that the earth was round and measured its circumference, Callimachus, whose catalogue established the canon of Greek classics, and the lexicographer Aristophanes, who pioneered the science of etymology.

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There's been much debate on these pages in recent days about the spread of Americanisms - outside the US. Here, American lexicographer and broadcaster Grant Barrett offers a riposte.

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