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Modern Lexicography: An Introduction (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Modern LexicographyDictionaries of the national language of a country are an essential and quite frequently controversial part of social life and learning. This is an account of how such dictionaries are made, how they are used, and the issues and problems that face their writers and editors. The author gives a concise history of the general-purpose dictionary.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 19 October 2000
- Format: Paperback 288 pages
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- Categories: Dictionaries | Linguistics | Lexicography | Botany & Plant Sciences
- ISBN 13: 9780198299516 ISBN 10: 0198299516
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Full description for Modern Lexicography
Dictionaries of the national language of a country are an essential and quite frequently controversial part of social life and learning. This is an account of how such dictionaries are made, how they are used, and the issues and problems that face their writers and editors. It is wide-ranging, scholarly, and readable. The author gives a concise history of the general-purpose dictionary, describing both the main approaches to dictionary making and the main kinds of dictionary . After comparing the different lexicographical traditions of Great Britain and the USA, and considering the roles of dictionaries in those countries, Dr Bejoint explores the linguistic problems in such matters as distinguishing meanings, writing definition, providing synonyms, etc. He ends with a discussion of current lexicographical trends.
