allerySamuel Johnson doubted that a dictionary could do what?
AExpand a nation's vocabulary
BTeach children to read
CPreserve a language from change
DLower the cost of printing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Preserve a language from change
1. Johnson mocked the lexicographer who thinks a dictionary can embalm his language.
2. He held that no nation has preserved its words from mutability.
3. Vocabulary growth, reading and printing costs are not his point.
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