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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783871303321

Autore

Jackson Howard <1945-, >

Titolo

Lexicography : an introduction / / Howard Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-57445-2

0-585-46213-5

0-415-23173-6

1-280-40386-1

1-134-57446-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

413.028

413/.028

Soggetti

Lexicography

Philology & Linguistics

Languages & Literatures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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