Who intorduce English dictonary?

Answer 1

The first "dictionary" was published in 1538 by Sir Thomas Elyot. It was referred to as a Latin - English wordbook, and was revised with the addition of some words in 1542.

The next "dictionary", but for one language, was published in 1582, called "The Elementaire". It was written by Richard Mulcaster, and not originally intended to be a dictionary, rather, a spelling checker. He did not include any definitions of words, just a list of common (and obscure) English words as reference.

The first dictionary that contained definitions, however, did not appear until 1604. It was written by Robert Cawdrey, and called "A Table Alphabeticall". It was supposed to be for the public and contained over 2,000 words.

Modern dictionaries have evolved to accept words from other languages, slang and common dialects and now contain over 140,000 words.

Answer 2

Samuel Johnson is often credited with introducing the first comprehensive English dictionary. His dictionary, published in 1755, was titled "A Dictionary of the English Language" and included definitions and examples for over 40,000 words. Johnson's dictionary greatly influenced the standardization of the English language and is still seen as a landmark work in lexicography.