Read the excerpts from samuel johnson’s preface to a dictionary of the english language. thus have i laboured by settling the orthography, displaying the analogy, regulating the structures, and ascertaining the signification of english words, to perform all the parts of a faithful lexicographer: but i have not always executed my own scheme, or satisfied my own expectations. the underlined word emerges as a key term in the preface because johnson hints at the economic importance of his dictionary. hopes that his dictionary will enlighten the uneducated. seeks literary recognition for his publication. strives to emphasize the effort his dictionary required.

strives to emphasize the effort his dictionary required.

It's not clear which word the question is asking about since nothing is underlined. However, if we look at the options we can eliminate the ones that do not seem correct based on the entire excerpt. The first option suggests that Johnson thinks his dictionary is important to the economy - this is simply wrong. The second option talks about enlightening the uneducated. Johnson does not say anywhere in this excerpt anything about what he hopes for the dictionary. For this reason we can also eliminate the third option, since again, he does not talk about anyone else in this excerpt. The last choice is the best option because the parallelism of the verbs help to emphasize all of the actions and efforts he took when creating the dictionary.

Sample Response: In the first passage, lexicographers are described as diligent and accomplished; they have a number of difficult and complex tasks to do. In the second passage, however, the word lexicographer seems to have a negative connotation, and a dictionary writer is compared unfavorably with a poet. This shift is likely because Johnson had to adjust his plan as he wrote his dictionary and thought that he had not met his lofty goals. straight off of edgen

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