Practical Lexicography: Principles and Methods of Dictionary-Making - Hardcover

Svensén, Bo; Sykes, John; Schofield, Kerstin

 
9780198631163: Practical Lexicography: Principles and Methods of Dictionary-Making

Synopsis

This is the first book to give a full and readable account of how dictionaries are made. It is both a general introduction to lexicography and a systematic guide to lexicographic methods. Included are sections on treatment of pronunciation, inflection, constructions, collocations, and idioms; the structure of entries and their arrangement in a dictionary; and the planning, execution, and monitoring of a dictionary project. Practical Lexicography demonstrates how both one-language and two-language dictionaries are written, the ways in which materials are selected, arranged, and explained, and how computers have revolutionized the making of dictionaries.

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Language Notes

Text: English
Original Language: Swedish

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