Modern Lexicography: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Bejoint, Henri

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0198299516 ISBN 13 : 9780198299516

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Dictionaries of the national language of a country are an essential and quite frequently controversial part of social life and learning. This is an account of how such dictionaries are made, how they are used, and the issues and problems that face their writers and editors. It is wide-ranging, scholarly, and readable. The author gives a concise history of the general-purpose dictionary, describing both the main approaches to dictionary making and the main kinds of dictionary . After comparing the different lexicographical traditions of Great Britain and the USA, and considering the roles of dictionaries in those countries, Dr Béjoint explores the linguistic problems in such matters as distinguishing meanings, writing definition, providing synonyms, etc. He ends with a discussion of current lexicographical trends.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Henri Béjoint is a Senior Lecturer in the Départment de Langues Etrangères Appliquées, Université Lyon 2. He is co-editor (with Pierre J. L. Arnaud) of Vocabulary and Applied Linguistics (Macmillan, 1992).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198299516
• ISBN 13: 9780198299516
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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