Words and Their Meaning

Riassunto

An examination of the rise of the English dictionary, the kinds of dictionary available, the range of information they contain, factors affecting their usage and public attitudes towards them. The advantages of a thesaurus-like approach over the traditional format are discussed.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Howard Jackson, Jackson Howard
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.06.2017
• EAN: 9781138413917
• ISBN: 978-1-138-41391-7
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: Learning About Language
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica > Teoria delle probabilità, stocastica, statistica matematica; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, MATHEMATICS / Discrete Mathematics, COMPUTERS / Machine Theory, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Discrete Mathematics, Mathematical theory of computation