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Autore |
Jackson Howard <1945-, > |
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Titolo |
Lexicography : an introduction / / Howard Jackson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-57445-2 |
0-585-46213-5 |
0-415-23173-6 |
1-280-40386-1 |
1-134-57446-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lexicography |
Philology & Linguistics |
Languages & Literatures |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-188) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Lexicography An introduction; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Dictionaries cited; 1 Words; 2 Facts about words; 3 The dictionary; 4 The beginnings; 5 The New English Dictionary; 6 Up to the present; 7 Users and uses; 8 Meaning in dictionaries; 9 Beyond definition; 10 Etymology; 11 Dictionaries for learners; 12 Abandoning the alphabet; 13 Compiling dictionaries; 14 Criticising dictionaries; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography - the study of dictionaries.Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crossword addicts and Scrabble players alike. Lexicography provides a detailed overview of the history, types and content of these essential references. Howard Jackson analyzes a wide range of dictionaries, from those for native speakers to thematic dictionaries and those on CD-ROM, to reveal the ways in which dictionaries fulfil their dual function of describing the vocabulary of E |
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