Lexicography : an introduction /
Jackson, Howard, 1945-
Lexicography : an introduction / Howard Jackson. - Reprinted edition. - x, 190 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Words -- Facts about words -- The dictionary -- The beginnings -- The New English Dictionary -- Up to the present -- Users and uses -- Meaning in dictionaries --
Beyond definition -- Etymology -- Dictionaries for learners -- Abandoning the alphabet -- Compiling dictionaries -- Criticising dictionaries.
This text analyses a wide range of dictionaries, from those for native speakers to thematic dictionaries and those on CD-ROM, 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.
0415231736 9780415231732
Lexicography.
--Reading book
413.028 / JAC
Lexicography : an introduction / Howard Jackson. - Reprinted edition. - x, 190 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Words -- Facts about words -- The dictionary -- The beginnings -- The New English Dictionary -- Up to the present -- Users and uses -- Meaning in dictionaries --
Beyond definition -- Etymology -- Dictionaries for learners -- Abandoning the alphabet -- Compiling dictionaries -- Criticising dictionaries.
This text analyses a wide range of dictionaries, from those for native speakers to thematic dictionaries and those on CD-ROM, 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.
0415231736 9780415231732
Lexicography.
--Reading book
413.028 / JAC