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UNINA9910461228603321 |
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Autore |
Benson Morton |
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Titolo |
Lexicographic description of English [[electronic resource] /] / Morton Benson, Evelyn Benson, and Robert Ilson |
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[Philadelphia], : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1986 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-23407-6 |
9786613234070 |
90-272-8212-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (302 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in language companion series (SLCS), , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 14 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Lexicography |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Companion volume to the BBI combinatory dictionary of English"--Pref. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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