Category: Experiences

by Mckhyla Meas Mckhyla Meas, an English major at the University of Central Florida, wrote this reflection for an internship during the Fall 2021 semester. Before joining on this project, I did not have a clear understanding of who Samuel Johnson was. I had heard of his name a few times throughout my life, but nothing more than just his...

by Joshua Benedict Joshua Benedict worked on Johnson’s Dictionary Online while enrolled in LIN 4660 Linguistics and Literature at the University of Central Florida during the Spring 2021 semester. This past semester in LIN4660 has been a very enjoyable and educational time for me. The class primarily consisted, of course, of finalizing the digitization of Johnson’s Dictionary of the English...

by Caroline McGregor Caroline McGregor, a History major at the University of Central Florida, wrote this reflection for an independent study course during the Fall 2021 semester. Over the past semester, I have been working diligently on the Johnson’s dictionary project in order to share this resource with the world. This has been such a wonderful learning experience that has...

by Nolan Grad Nolan Grad, a graduate student at the University of Regina, worked on Johnson’s Dictionary Online throughout spring and summer of 2021. For the past 20 years, North American taste has surely been shaped by the reinvention and the preservation of the most appealing and nostalgic elements of eras gone by. In popular media, it is not only...