Lexicography - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Howard Jackson is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Central England! Birmingham. Zusammenfassung Howard Jackson analyses a wide range of dictionaries to reveal the ways in which dictionaries fulfil their dual function of describing the vocabulary of English and providing a useful and accessible reference resource. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Words; Chapter 2 Facts about words; Chapter 3 The dictionary; Chapter 4 The beginnings; Chapter 5 The New English Dictionary; Chapter 6 Up to the present; Chapter 7 Users and uses; Chapter 8 Meaning in dictionaries; Chapter 9 Beyond definition; Chapter 10 Etymology; Chapter 11 Dictionaries for learners; Chapter 12 Abandoning the alphabet; Chapter 13 Compiling dictionaries; Chapter 14 Criticising dictionaries;

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Howard Jackson, Howard (Birmingham City University Jackson, Jackson Howard
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.04.2002
• EAN: 9780415231732
• ISBN: 978-0-415-23173-2
• Pagine: 200
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, REFERENCE / Dictionaries, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Lexicography