288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this book, the development of the English dictionary is examined, along with the kinds of dictionary available, the range of information they contain, factors affecting their usage, and public attitudes towards them. As well as an descriptive analysis of word meaning, the author considers whether a thematic, thesaurus-like presentation might be more suited than the traditional alphabetical format to the description of words and their meaning.
1. What is a word?2. Where did English words come from?3. Dictionaries: the repositories of words4. Words and the world5. Words and words6. Analysing word meanings7. Meaning from combinations8. Why dictionaries?9. How to define a word10. More than meaning11. Different dictionaries12. Especially for the learner13. Who uses a dictionary for what?14. Not alphabetical15. The craft of lexicography16. Lexicology, lexicography and semantics
Biography
Howard Jackson
