Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-677) and index.
Contents:
Introduction / John Considine. A chronology of major events in the history of lexicography / Dictionaries for general users: history and development; current issues / Henri Bejoint -- Learners' dictionaries: history and development; current issues / Reinhard Heuberger -- Bilingual dictionaries: history and development; current issues / Thierry Fontenelle -- Constructing a corpus / Marc Kupietz -- Interrogating a corpus / Iztok Kosem -- Definition / Patrick Hanks -- Explaining meaning in learners' dictionaries / Rosamund Moon -- Explaining meaning in bilingual dictionaries / Arleta Adamska-Sa¿aciak -- Historical dictionaries. Historical dictionaries: history and development; current issues / John Considine -- Quotation evidence and definitions / Andrew Hawke -- Using historical corpora and historical text databases / Laurel J. Brinton -- Grammatical analysis and grammatical change / Edmund Weiner -- Etymology, word history, and the grouping and division of material in historical dictionaries / Philip Durkin -- Specialist dictionaries. Place-name dictionaries / Tania Styles -- Personal and surname dictionaries / Peter McClure -- Pronouncing dictionaries / Catherine Sangster -- Spelling dictionaries / Franziska Buchmann -- Slang dictionaries / Julie Coleman -- Etymological dictionaries / Eva Buchi -- Dictionaries of dead languages / Richard Ashdowne -- Diachronic and synchronic thesauruses / Christian Kay and Marc Alexander -- Regional and dialect dictionaries / Clive Upton -- Scientific and technical dictionaries; coverage of scientific and technical terms in general dictionaries / Holger Becker -- Specific topics. The treatment of multi-word units in lexicography / Christiane Fellbaum -- Lexicography and theories of lexical semantics / Dirk Geeraerts -- Meaning relations in dictionaries: hyponymy, meronymy, synonymy, antonymy, and contrast / M. Lynne Murphy -- Identification of homonyms in different types of dictionaries / Anu Koskela -- The representation of pronunciation in general dictionaries / Graham Pointon -- Labelling and metalanguage / Charlotte Brewer -- The exploitation of dictionary data and metadata / James McCracken -- Illustrations in dictionaries; encyclopaedic and cultural information in dictionaries / Annette Klosa -- Making decisions about inclusion and exclusion / Graeme Diamond -- Description and prescription in dictionaries / Lynda Mugglestone -- The practicalities of dictionary production; planning and managing dictionary projects; training lexicographers / Valerie Grundy and Diana Rawlinson -- The demands of users and the publishing world: printed or online, free or paid for? / Hilary Nesi -- National dictionaries and cultural identity: insights from Austrian, German, and Canadian English / Stefan Dollinger -- A chronology of major events in the history of lexicography / John Considine.
Summary:
This volume provides concise, authoritative accounts of the approaches and methodologies of modern lexicography and of the aims and qualities of its end products. Leading scholars and professional lexicographers, from all over the world and representing all the main traditions and perspectives, assess the state of the art in every aspect of research and practice. The book is divided into four parts, reflecting the main types of lexicography. Part I looks at synchronic dictionaries - those for the general public, monolingual dictionaries for second-language learners, and bilingual dictionaries. Part II and III are devoted to the distinctive methodologies and concerns of the historical dictionaries and specialist dictionaries respectively, while chapters in Part IV examine specific topics such as description and prescription; the representation of pronunciation; and the practicalities of dictionary production. The book ends with a chronology of the major events in the history of lexicography. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field.
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