Dictionary of Lexicography / Edition 1

by R. R. K. Hartmann, Gregory James

Overview

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them?
The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues:
* the traditions of dictionary-making
* the different types of dictionaries and other reference works (such as thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and telephone directory)
* the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other reference professionals
* the standards of dictionary criticism and dictionary use.
It is both a professional handbook and an easy-to-use reference work.
This is the first time that the subject has been covered in such a comprehensive manner in the form of a reference book. All articles are self-contained, cross-referenced and uniformly structured. The whole is an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of lexicography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415141444
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/07/2001
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

R.R.K. Hartmann is Director of the Dictionary Research Centre at the University of Exeter.
Gregory James is Director of the Language Centre at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Working Methods Used in this Dictionary, A-Z

Editorial Reviews

'The publication of this reference work is a landmark event in the history of lexicography ... Hartmann and James' unique methodological approach and extreme informativity have made this a veritable user-friendly survey of a fascinatingly dynamic "professional activity and academic field"', - Language Today

'An outstanding new title ... one woth the attention and sure to grab the interest of any reader of this journal ... it offers a fascinating coverage of a field nota s widely treated in any other reference work.' - Reference Reviews

From the Publisher

...the tome does contain many useful items.

Canadian Journal of Linguistics

Is a carefully conceived, attractively presented, comprehensive view of the field of dictionary construction and scholarship. It would be an appropriate addition to academic or special libraries that serve students, faculty, or researchers in the liberal and fine arts. A good choice for public libraries responding to the needs of lifelong scholars and historians.

American Reference Books Annual

Recommended for academic, special and large public libraries.

Choice

...the dictionary will be useful to the beginner who needs an easy clarification of terms for his reading.

Ladislav Zgusta