A Handbook of Lexicography

This book provides a systematic survey of the theory and methods of dictionary-making (including the linguistic background): what types of dictionary there are, how different kinds of information are dealt with when compiling dictionaries, how this information is presented to users, and how dictionaries are actually used. It refers throughout to both monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, giving a full account of the writing of definitions as well as of the selection and presentation of equivalents. The treatment of other types of information provided in dictionaries - such as pronunciation, inflection, constructions, collocations and idioms - is described systematically in individual chapters. The book also discusses dictionary structure, illustrations, the collection and selection of material, the management of dictionary projects, law and ethics in lexicographic work, and dictionary criticism. As well as looking at print lexicography, the author discusses the role of the Web, electronic corpora, electronic dictionaries, and compilation software used in dictionary-making. This is an important and practical guide to contemporary lexicography, designed for lexicographers, language students and teachers, translators and academics.

ISBN 0521881803   Pages 552 ISBN13 9780521881807 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Weight (grammes) 1210 Imprint Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Format Hardback   Height (mm) 247 Publication date 13 Aug 2009   Width (mm) 174 Library of Congress P327 .S88513 2009   Spine width (mm) 30 DEWEY 413.028   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		List of Illustrations
1		Lexicography		1
2		Types of dictionaries		12
3		Data collection and data selection		39
4		The dictionary as text		76
5		The lemma		93
6		Spelling and word division		109
7		Pronunciation		114
8		Morphology		124
9		Part-of-speech membership		136
10		Constructions		141
11		Collocations		158
12		Idioms and other fixed word combinations		188
13		Meaning description in monolingual dictionaries		205
14		Equivalents in bilingual dictionaries		253
15		Examples		281
16		Encyclopedic information		289
17		Illustrations		298
18		Marking		315
19		Etymology		333
20		Microstructure		344
21		Macrostructure		368
22		Megastructure		379
23		Cross-reference structure		388
24		Dictionary projects		398
25		Legal and ethical aspects		427
26		The electronic dictionary		437
27		Dictionary use		452
28		Dictionary criticism		480
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'... this is an excellent and truly international survey of the current state of lexicography.' Reinhard Hartmann

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