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Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography

by Sidney Landau

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This second edition of Sidney I. Landau's landmark work offers a comprehensive and completely up-to-date description of how dictionaries are researched and written, with particular attention to the ways in which computer technology has changed modern lexicography. Landau has an insider's practical knowledge of making dictionaries and every feature of the dictionary is examined and explained. Written in a readable style, free of jargon and unnecessary technical language, it will appeal to readers with no specialist knowledge of the field, as well as to professional lexicographers.

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Offers a comprehensive description of how dictionaries are researched and written.

Synopsis:

This second edition of Sidney I. Landau's landmark work offers a comprehensive and completely up-to-date description of how dictionaries are researched and written. Free of jargon and unnecessary technical language, it will appeal to readers with no specialist knowledge of the field, as well as to professional lexicographers.

Synopsis:

This second edition offers a comprehensive and completely up-to-date description of how dictionaries are researched and written.
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. What is a dictionary?; 2. A brief history of lexicography; 3. Key elements of dictionaries and other language references; 4. Definition; 5. Usage; 6. The corpus in lexicography; 7. Dictionary making; 8. Legal and ethical issues; Bibliography and index to dictionaries mentioned in the text, from Johnson (1755) to the present; A selective bibliography of nondictionary sources.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780521785129
Author:
Landau, Sidney
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Author:
Landau, Sidney I.
Location:
Cambridge
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Dictionaries
Subject:
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Subject:
History and criticism
Subject:
Library & Information Science
Subject:
Lexicography
Subject:
Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- History and criticism.
Subject:
Dictionaries - General
Subject:
General Language Arts & Disciplines
Subject:
Library & Information Science - General
Subject:
Reference-Bibliography and Library Science
Subject:
Semantics
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
105-101
Publication Date:
20010431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
4 b/w illus. 3 maps 5 tables
Pages:
496
Dimensions:
9.06x6.10x1.23 in. 1.64 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Offers a comprehensive description of how dictionaries are researched and written.
"Synopsis" by , This second edition of Sidney I. Landau's landmark work offers a comprehensive and completely up-to-date description of how dictionaries are researched and written. Free of jargon and unnecessary technical language, it will appeal to readers with no specialist knowledge of the field, as well as to professional lexicographers.
"Synopsis" by , This second edition offers a comprehensive and completely up-to-date description of how dictionaries are researched and written.
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