Practical Lexicography

This is designed as a full and readable account of the making of a dictionary. Both a general introduction to lexicography and a systematic guide to lexicographical methods, it traces a dictionary from its planning through to completion. Demonstrating how mono- and bilingual dictionaries are compiled, the book includes sections on dealing with pronunciation, inflexion, constructions, collocations, and idioms, the structure of entries and their arrangement in a dictionary, and the ways in which computers have revolutionized lexicography.

ISBN	0198631162	DEWEY edition	DC20
ISBN13	9780198631163 (What's this?)	Pages	298
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Weight (grammes)	509
Imprint	Oxford University Press	Language	English
Format	Hardback	Published in	Oxford
Publication date	01 Aug 1993	Height (mm)	210
Translator	John Sykes, Kerstin Schofield	Width (mm)	130
Library of Congress	P327.S8851	Spine width (mm)	22
DEWEY	413.028	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate

	List of Tables
1	Lexicography	1
2	Dictionary-Users and Types of Dictionaries	9
3	The Collection and Selection of Material	40
4	Headwords	64
5	Pronunciation	69
6	Inflexion	74
7	Part of Speech	81
8	Constructions	86
9	Collocations and Idioms	98
10	Definitions in Monolingual Dictionaries	112
11	Equivalents in Bilingual Dictionaries	140
12	Encyclopedic Information	163
13	Illustrations	167
14	Subject Field and Register Labels	181
15	Etymology	189
16	Cross-References	194
17	The Dictionary Entry: Principles	200
18	Microstructure	210
19	Macrostructure	223
20	Front Matter and Back Matter	230
21	Dictionary Projects	236
22	The Dictionary in the Electronic Age	250
	Bibliography	272
	Index	280

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