1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461228603321

Autore

Benson Morton

Titolo

Lexicographic description of English [[electronic resource] /] / Morton Benson, Evelyn Benson, and Robert Ilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Philadelphia], : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1986

ISBN

1-283-23407-6

9786613234070

90-272-8212-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Studies in language companion series (SLCS), , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 14

Altri autori (Persone)

BensonEvelyn

IlsonRobert

Disciplina

423/.028

Soggetti

English language - Lexicography

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Companion volume to the BBI combinatory dictionary of English"--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

LEXICOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER ONE. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER TWO. MODERN VARIETIES OF ENGLISH: BRITISH AND AMERICAN; CHAPTER THREE. THE PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTION OF ENGLISH; CHAPTER FOUR. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LEXICOGRAPHIC DEFINITION; CHAPTER FIVE. GRAMMAR IN THE DICTIONARY; CHAPTER SIX. LEXICAL COMBINABILITY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Designed to help lexicographers compile better dictionaries of English, this book provides information about the language that is not available in any other single source. It is the first serious attempt to describe in detail the lexical and grammatical differences between American and British English and offers a trailblazing solution to the vexing problem of how to treat General American and British RP pronunciation in the same dictionary with the help of a Simplified Transcription for which any typewriter keyboard can be adapted and a pioneering description of the principles concerning the



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996395098903316

Titolo

[By the King] [[electronic resource] ] : [A proclamation to inhibite the sale of Latine bookes first printed in Oxford or Cambridge]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Printed at London, : by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie., MDCXXIIII. [1624]

Descrizione fisica

1+ sheets

Altri autori (Persone)

James, King of England,  <1566-1625.>

Soggetti

Proclamations17th century.England

Broadsides17th century.England

Great Britain History James I, 1603-1625 Sources Early works to 1800

Great Britain Politics and government 1603-1625 Sources Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title of publication suggested by STC (2nd ed.).

At end of text: Giuen at our court at Theobalds, the three and twentieth day of March, in the two and twentieth yeere of our reigne of Great Britaine, France and Ireland.

Imperfect: consists of second sheet only.

Not proclaimed because of James' death; the text was reissued by Charles I in STC 8764.  Cf.  STC (2nd ed.).

Warning against corrupt and cheap imports; requiring the universities to certify their publications to the Stationers' Co. 23. Mar. 1625.

Reproduction of original in: National Library of Scotland--Crawford Collections.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0097