The Bloomsbury Handbook of Lexicography

A definitive guide to the long tradition of lexicography, this handbook is a rigorous and systematic overview of the field and its recent developments. Featuring key topics, research areas, new directions and a manageable guide to beginning and developing research in the field, this one-volume reference provides both a survey of current research and more practical guidance for advanced study.

Fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments, in particular innovations in digital technology and online lexicography, this second edition features:

- 6 new chapters, covering metalexicography, lexicography for Asian languages, lexicography for endangered and minority languages, onomasiological lexicography, collaborative lexicography, and internet dictionaries
- Thoroughly revised chapters on learner dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries and future directions, alongside a significantly updated third part on 'New Directions in Lexicography', accounting for innovations in digital lexicography
- An expanded glossary of key terms and an updated annotated bibliography

Identifying and describing the central concepts associated with lexicography and its main branches of study, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Lexicography demonstrates the direct influence of linguistics on the development of the field and is an essential resource for anyone interested in this area.

Sommario

1. Introduction, Howard Jackson (Birmingham City University, UK)
Part I: Research Methods and Problems
2. A History of Research in Lexicography, Paul Bogaards (Leiden University, Netherlands)
3. Researching Lexicographical Practice, Lars Trap-Jensen (Society for Danish Language and Literature, Denmark)
4. Methods in Dictionary Criticism, Kaoru Akasu (Toyo University, Japan)
5. Methods in (Meta)Lexicography, Howard Jackson (Birmingham City University, UK)
6. Researching Users and Uses of Dictionaries, Hilary Nesi (Coventry University, UK)
Part II: Current Research and Issues
7. Using Corpora as Data Sources for Dictionaries, Adam Kilgarriff (University of Leeds, UK)
8. Researching the Use of Electronic Dictionaries, Veronica Pastor and Amparo Alcina (Universitat Jaume I, Spain)
9. Researching Historical Lexicography and Etymology, John Considine (University of Alberta, Canada)
10. Researching Pedagogical Lexicography, Amy Chi (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong)
11. Monolingual Learners' Dictionaries, Shigeru Yamada (Waseda University, Japan)
12. Issues in Compiling Bilingual Dictionaries, Arleta Adamska-Salaciak (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland)
13. Issues in Compiling Minority and Endangered Language Dictionaries, Verna Stutzman (SIL International, USA)
14. Issues in Compiling Dictionaries for African Languages, Daniel J. Prinsloo (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
15. Issues in Compiling Dictionaries for Asian Languages, Vincent B Y Ooi (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Ai Inoue (National Defense Academy, Japan), Kilim Nam (Kyungpook University, South Korea) and Cuilian Zhao (Sichuan International Studies University, China)
16. Issues in Onomasiological Lexicography, Gerardo Eugenio Sierra Martínez (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)
17. Issues in Collaborative Lexicography, Kevin Warfel, Franck Sajous and Amélie Josselin-Leray (Université de Toulouse 2, France)
18. Issues in Sign Language Lexicography, Inge Zwitserlood (Radboud University, Netherlands), Jette Hedegaard Kristoffersen and Thomas Troelsgard (University College Capital, Denmark)
19. Identifying, Ordering and Defining Senses, Robert Lew (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland)
20. A Theory of Lexicography - Is There One?, Tadeusz Piotrowski (Wroclaw University, Poland)
Part III: New Directions in Lexicography
21. E-Lexicography, Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera (University of Valladolid, Spain)
22. The Design of Internet Dictionaries, Annette Klosa-Kückelhaus (Institute for the German Language, Germany)
23. The Future of Historical Dictionaries, Charlotte Brewer (University of Oxford, UK)
24. The Future of Dictionaries, Dictionaries of the Future, Sandro Nielsen (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Key Resources for Lexicography, Reinhard Hartmann (Birmingham University, UK)
Glossary, Barbara Ann Kipfer (Zeta Global)
Annotated Bibliography
Index of Proper Names
Index

Info autore

Howard Jackson is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Linguistics at Birmingham City University, UK.

Riassunto

A definitive guide to the long tradition of lexicography, this handbook is a rigorous and systematic overview of the field and its recent developments. Featuring key topics, research areas, new directions and a manageable guide to beginning and developing research in the field, this one-volume reference provides both a survey of current research and more practical guidance for advanced study.

Fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments, in particular innovations in digital technology and online lexicography, this second edition features:

- 6 new chapters, covering metalexicography, lexicography for Asian languages, lexicography for endangered and minority languages, onomasiological lexicography, collaborative lexicography, and internet dictionaries
- Thoroughly revised chapters on learner dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries and future directions, alongside a significantly updated third part on 'New Directions in Lexicography', accounting for innovations in digital lexicography
- An expanded glossary of key terms and an updated annotated bibliography

Identifying and describing the central concepts associated with lexicography and its main branches of study, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Lexicography demonstrates the direct influence of linguistics on the development of the field and is an essential resource for anyone interested in this area.

Prefazione

A state-of-the art reference to the field of lexicography, providing a guide for advanced students and researchers in the field.

Testo aggiuntivo

Howard Jackson has designed the quintessential handbook for insights into dictionary research and metalexicography. With its current revisions and updates, this volume will be an important resource for students and scholars of lexicography for many years to come.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Howard Jackson
• Con la collaborazione di: Howard Jackson (Editore), Professor Howard (Birmingham City University Jackson (Editore)
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781350181700
• ISBN: 978-1-350-18170-0
• Pagine: 512
• Dimensioni: 170 mm x 246 mm x 34 mm
• Serie: Bloomsbury Handbooks
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; World, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Lexicography, Lexicography, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc