Henry Bradley

Henry Bradley
Henry Bradley (1845–1923) was an English philologist and lexicographer known for his work on the "Oxford English Dictionary" (OED). He succeeded James Murray as the chief editor of the OED in 1886, contributing significantly to its early volumes. Bradley also authored "The Making of English," a notable work on the development of the English language. His expertise in Germanic languages and historical linguistics established him as a leading figure in lexicography.

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INTRODUCTION. The work now for the first time reprinted from Caxton’s original edition has been preserved in three copies. One of these is in the Library of Ripon Cathedral, another in the Spencer Library, now at Manchester, and the third at Bamborough Castle. A small fragment, consisting of pp. 17-18 and 27-28, is in the Bodleian Library. The text of the present edition is taken from the Ripon copy.... more...

ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH WORDS DERIVED FROM LATIN [This paper may perhaps need a few words of introduction concerning the history of the pronunciation of Latin in England. The Latin taught by Pope Gregory's missionaries to their English converts at the beginning of the seventh century was a living language. Its pronunciation, in the mouths of educated people when they spoke carefully, was... more...