02730nam 2200685 450 991082169500332120230721014342.01-283-20714-197866132071421-4411-7615-2(CKB)2670000000106368(EBL)742375(OCoLC)741690832(SSID)ssj0000521932(PQKBManifestationID)12179808(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521932(PQKBWorkID)10522608(PQKB)10964150(MiAaPQ)EBC742375(Au-PeEL)EBL742375(CaPaEBR)ebr10867373(CaONFJC)MIL320714(OCoLC)893335456(EXLCZ)99267000000010636820061120h20072007 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDefinition in theory and practice language, lexicography and the law /Roy Harris and Christopher HuttonLondon ;New York :Continuum,[2007]©20071 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-7100-2 0-8264-9705-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; I. Definition and Theory; II. Definition and the Dictionary; III. Definition and the Law; IV. Conclusion; References; Cases cited; IndexThe problem of definition has a long history and has engaged the minds of some of the most eminent thinkers in the Western tradition, from Plato and Aristotle onwards. But it is also an everyday problem constantly confronting all who have to draft or interpret the countless texts on which modern society depends. Definition in Theory and Practice focuses on two areas where difficulties arise in a particularly acute form: lexicography and the law. Examining a wide range of approaches and definitional techniques, backed up by detailed analyses of dictionary entries and court cases, the authors prDefinition (Philosophy)LexicographyLawLanguageSemanticsReference (Philosophy)Definition (Philosophy)Lexicography.LawLanguage.Semantics.Reference (Philosophy)340/.14Harris Roy1931-165581Hutton ChristopherMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821695003321Definition in theory and practice3934220UNINA