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A handbook of lexicography : the theory and practice of dictionary-making / Bo Svensen.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Swedish Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xvi, 535 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780521708241 (pbk.)
  • 0521708249 (pbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Handbok i lexikografi. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 413.028 SVE 22
Online resources:
Contents:
Lexicography -- Types of dictionaries -- Data collection and data selection -- The dictionary as text -- The lemma -- Spelling and word division -- Pronunciation -- Morphology -- Part-of-speech membership -- Constructions -- Collocations -- Idioms and other fixed word combinations -- Meaning description in monolingual dictionaries -- Equivalents in bilingual dictionaries -- Examples -- Encyclopedic information -- Illustrations -- Marking -- Etymology -- Microstructure -- Macrostructure -- Megastructure -- Cross-reference structure -- Dictionary projects -- Legal and ethical aspects -- The electronic dictionary -- Dictionary use -- Dictionary criticism.
Summary: This is an important and practical guide to contemporary lexicography, designed for lexicographers, language students and teachers, translators and academics. It surveys types of dictionary, how different kinds of information are dealt with when compiling dictionaries, how this information is presented to users, and how dictionaries are actually used.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lexicography --
Types of dictionaries --
Data collection and data selection --
The dictionary as text --
The lemma --
Spelling and word division --
Pronunciation --
Morphology --
Part-of-speech membership --
Constructions --
Collocations --
Idioms and other fixed word combinations --
Meaning description in monolingual dictionaries --
Equivalents in bilingual dictionaries --
Examples --
Encyclopedic information --
Illustrations --
Marking --
Etymology --
Microstructure --
Macrostructure --
Megastructure --
Cross-reference structure --
Dictionary projects --
Legal and ethical aspects --
The electronic dictionary --
Dictionary use --
Dictionary criticism.

This is an important and practical guide to contemporary lexicography, designed for lexicographers, language students and teachers, translators and academics. It surveys types of dictionary, how different kinds of information are dealt with when compiling dictionaries, how this information is presented to users, and how dictionaries are actually used.

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