LEADER 02764nam 2200697 450 001 9910461357103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-20714-1 010 $a9786613207142 010 $a1-4411-7615-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106368 035 $a(EBL)742375 035 $a(OCoLC)741690832 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000521932 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12179808 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521932 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10522608 035 $a(PQKB)10964150 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742375 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742375 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10867373 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL320714 035 $a(OCoLC)893335456 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106368 100 $a20061120h20072007 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDefinition in theory and practice $elanguage, lexicography and the law /$fRoy Harris and Christopher Hutton 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-7100-2 311 $a0-8264-9705-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; I. Definition and Theory; II. Definition and the Dictionary; III. Definition and the Law; IV. Conclusion; References; Cases cited; Index 330 $aThe 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 pr 606 $aDefinition (Philosophy) 606 $aLexicography 606 $aLaw$xLanguage 606 $aSemantics 606 $aReference (Philosophy) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDefinition (Philosophy) 615 0$aLexicography. 615 0$aLaw$xLanguage. 615 0$aSemantics. 615 0$aReference (Philosophy) 676 $a340/.14 700 $aHarris$b Roy$f1931-$0165581 702 $aHutton$b Christopher 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461357103321 996 $aDefinition in theory and practice$91992077 997 $aUNINA