Dictionary of Lexicography

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them?
The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues:
* the traditions of dictionary-making
* the different types of dictionaries and other reference works (such as thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and telephone directory)
* the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other reference professionals
* the standards of dictionary criticism and dictionary use.
It is both a professional handbook and an easy-to-use reference work.
This is the first time that the subject has been covered in such a comprehensive manner in the form of a reference book. All articles are self-contained, cross-referenced and uniformly structured. The whole is an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of lexicography.

List of contents

Introduction, Working Methods Used in this Dictionary, A-Z

About the author

R.R.K. Hartmann is Director of the Dictionary Research Centre at the University of Exeter.
Gregory James is Director of the Language Centre at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Summary

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. This professional handbook and easy-to-use reference work provides an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of lexicography.

Product details

• Authors: R R K Hartmann, R. R. K. Hartmann, Hartmann R. R. K., Gregory James, James Gregory
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.06.2001
• EAN: 9780415141444
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14144-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 360 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Lexicography, Language teaching theory and methods, Language teaching and learning, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Applied linguistics for ELT