English dictionaries, 800-1700: the topical tradition

A: Opening the topic

The onomasiological approach

On establishing a tradition

B: The English tradition of onomasiology

Hermeneumata, Latin-English glosses and nominales

Colloquies, wordbooks, and dialogues for teaching and learning foreign languages

Treatises on terminology

John Withals' dictionary for young boys (1553)

James Howell's dictionary for the genteel (1660)

John Wilkins' comprehensive thesaurus of English (1668)

C: The European scene

Multilingual dictionaries and nomenclators

The case of Johannes Amos Comenius

D: Reflections on the topic

Towards mental lexicography.