English monolingual learners' dictionaries
English monolingual learners' dictionaries

Author: John D. Battenburg

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2017-12-04

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 3111340627

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Lexicographica. Series Maior features monographs and edited volumes on the topics of lexicography and meta-lexicography. Works from the broader domain of lexicology are also included, provided they strengthen the theoretical, methodological and empirical basis of lexicography and meta-lexicography. The almost 150 books published in the series since its founding in 1984 clearly reflect the main themes and developments of the field. The publications focus on aspects of lexicography such as micro- and macrostructure, typology, history of the discipline, and application-oriented lexicographical documentation.

Languages in Contact and Contrast
Languages in Contact and Contrast

Author: Vladimir Ivir

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-04-20

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 311086911X

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The papers in this collection throw fresh light on the relation between language contact and contrastive linguistics. The book focuses equally on the mutual influence of linguistic systems in contact and on the language contrasts that govern the linguistic behaviour of the bilingual speaker.

A History of the Chambers Dictionary
A History of the Chambers Dictionary

Author: Mariusz Kaminski

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 3110312735

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In the literature on English lexicography there have been few attempts at a systematic study of the history of popular dictionaries that have been around for many years in English-speaking countries. A dictionary like Chambers deserves special attention because of its long tradition that goes back to the nineteenth century. Although it has gone through numerous editions, its history has received little attention from scholars. The book traces the development of the Chambers Dictionary from its origins to the present time by comparing corresponding parts of successive editions of the dictionary. This comparative approach aims to determine major trends in the evolution of the dictionary. It will provide scholars and interested students with insights into the Chambers lexicographers’ work, the goals they aimed to achieve, and the problems they had to face when revising the dictionary.

Defining with Simple Vocabulary in English Dictionaries
Defining with Simple Vocabulary in English Dictionaries

Author: Mariusz Piotr Kamiński

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2021-04-15

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9027260001

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This book investigates an important but under-researched aspect of dictionary making: the use of a controlled vocabulary in definitions. The main concern of the author is the role of a definition vocabulary in how foreign learners understand and perceive dictionary definitions. The author takes the reader through a detailed historical account of controlled vocabularies and examines definitions in a range of English dictionaries with respect to their vocabulary loads. He performs a series of experiments with university students to reveal merits and shortcomings of restricted vocabularies. This monograph has been written with the aim to fill a gap in the literature on defining vocabulary. It is intended for lexicographers, dictionary editors, course designers, teachers, and students, as well as anyone who wishes to explain words in an intelligible way.

An Encyclopedia of Language
An Encyclopedia of Language

Author: N.E. Collinge

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 1134977174

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* Examines how language works, accounting for its nature, its use, its study and its history * Two comprehensive indexes of Topics and Technical Terms, and Names * Carefully illustrated to explain key points in the text `This rich repository of information on all aspects of language is a must for all libraries in higher education, schools and larger public libraries.' - Library Review `Each article has an excellent bibliography. In addition, there are comprehensive indexes of topics and technical terms and names. Highly recommended for all college and general public libraries.' - Choice `This important book is in many ways a state-of-the -art survey of current conceptions of, and approaches to, language, with generous references to more detailed sources. Each chapter has a good bibliography.' - Language International `A comprehensive guide ... with very thorough bibliographies ... Collinge's Encyclopedia is recommended to academic libraries.' - Reference Reviews `The bibliographies are an invaluable aid ... the editor is to be congratulated for having done an excellent job ... there are virtually no areas of language and linguistics that do not get a look in somewhere, and there is good signposting in the text itself.' - Nigel Vincent, Times Higher Education Supplement

Lexicographic Description of English
Lexicographic Description of English

Author: Morton Benson

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1986-01-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9027282129

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Designed to help lexicographers compile better dictionaries of English, this book provides information about the language that is not available in any other single source. It is the first serious attempt to describe in detail the lexical and grammatical differences between American and British English and offers a trailblazing solution to the vexing problem of how to treat General American and British RP pronunciation in the same dictionary with the help of a Simplified Transcription for which any typewriter keyboard can be adapted and a pioneering description of the principles concerning the treatment of fixed grammatical and lexical collocations in future general-purpose dictionaries of English.

Grammatical Information in ESL Dictionaries
Grammatical Information in ESL Dictionaries

Author: Edward Scott McCorduck

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2017-12-04

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 3111341127

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Lexicographica. Series Maior features monographs and edited volumes on the topics of lexicography and meta-lexicography. Works from the broader domain of lexicology are also included, provided they strengthen the theoretical, methodological and empirical basis of lexicography and meta-lexicography. The almost 150 books published in the series since its founding in 1984 clearly reflect the main themes and developments of the field. The publications focus on aspects of lexicography such as micro- and macrostructure, typology, history of the discipline, and application-oriented lexicographical documentation.