02829oam 2200661I 450 991045154130332120210106214755.00-585-46213-50-415-23173-61-280-40386-11-134-57446-010.4324/9780203467282 (CKB)1000000000251465(EBL)180427(OCoLC)52739637(SSID)ssj0000301688(PQKBManifestationID)11226392(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301688(PQKBWorkID)10263566(PQKB)10846387(MiAaPQ)EBC180427(EXLCZ)99100000000025146520180706d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLexicography an introduction /Howard JacksonLondon ;New York :Routledge,2002.1 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-203-46728-0 0-415-23172-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-188) and index.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; IndexThis 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 ELexicographyLexicographyLexicographyPhilology & LinguisticsHILCCLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCElectronic books.Lexicography.Lexicography.LexicographyPhilology & LinguisticsLanguages & Literatures413.028413/.028Jackson Howard1945-,623240AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910451541303321Lexicography1094252UNINA