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DICTIONARY DUE IN TEN YEARS
a-
Middle-English book half-done
By WILLIAM THOMPSON
Jaded students who are forced to grind their way
through the Canterbury Tales and other challenging
literary products of the Middle Ages can get the per-
fect study aid from the English 'Department-in
about ten years.
The department is currently working on a dic-
tionary of Middle English, and according to Depar-
tment Chairman Jax Robinson, "it will be the first
complete record of English from the period of 1100 to
15.00."
THE DICTIONARY has been a project at the
University since 1930 and has consumed the efforts of
four editors. Robinson said the dictionary "is
published through the letter 'M' and the material has
been compiled through 'N.' It should be complete in
ten years."
Although the dictionary is expected to be of im-
mense value to those who study the works of Middle
English writers, researchers are quick to point out
that anyone interested in a subject involving England
durng the Middle Ages will also profit from the dic-
tionary. These include social, political, and economic
historians, as well as musicologists, art historians,
and philosophers.
Work on the difctionary is coordinated by Professor
Sherman Kuhn, who has been involved with the
project for thirty years.
"PROFESSOR KUHN is past retirement age, but
works on special appointment by the Regents," noted
Robinson. "We are now in the process of selecting a
co-editor who will work with Professor Kuhn until
Kuhn retires, when the new editor will succeed him.
"Turnover of staffs is no problem," he continued.
"It takes a long time to train editors, but it's worth it
as long as they are around for ten or 15 years."
Professor Kuhn said that assembly of the dic-
tionary is based on reading programs.
"AS NEW MANUSCRIPTS are discovered and
published, we read them and put the words into our
files," he explained. "We've continued reading for 40
years and it never stops. They're always finding
something that we've never heard of.
"We analyze each word with all the evidence we
can gather, define it, explain the forms and find the
etymology," Kuhn continued. "We still have to
publish a supplement to pick up the things we missed.
.Much has come to us since the early part of the
alphabet was done, and I don't think that there will be
another project like this for a long time.
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Friday, December 1, 1978
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This is commonly .
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tricky part. ,
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up: the proper pour 0
is straight down o ©
the center of the
glass. Only in
this way will '
the'cold,invigo-
rating taste of0'004
the mountain
come to a head.
1a ehl top with your right
t Chand and twist
the little fella off.
S...There you go.
Once poured, pacing becomes paramount. As any seasoned
* mountaineer will tell you, the only way to down a mountain
is slowly, smoothly and steadily - savoring every swallow of the
brew that is Busch. If you're a bit awkward at first, don't be f
discouraged. Perfection takes practice. Soon enough, having"
emptied your gl s and filled your soul you too will be a
mountaineer.
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