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Author:   Michael Adams ,  Fred D. Householder ,  Sol Saporta
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Weight:   0.835kg
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9780253063274

ISBN 10:   0253063272
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   04 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface Part One: Introduction 1. A Conference, a Book, and Their Context 2. Contents 3. Reception 4. Text 5. Contributors 6. Notes Part Two: Problems in Lexicography 1. The Preparation of Dictionaries I: Theoretical Considerations A Typological Classification of Dictionaries on the Basis of Distinctive Features, by Yakov Malkiel Lexicographical Definition in Descriptive Semantics, by Uriel Weinreich What Belongs in the Bilingual Dictionary?, by Mary Haas Some Notes on Bilingual Lexicography, by Richard S. Harrell and Ann M. Driscoll Recommendations on the Selection of Entries for a Bilingual Dictionary, by Donald C. Swanson Comments, by Dean Stoddard Worth 2. Structural Linguistics and the Preparation of Dictionaries The Relation of Lexicon and Grammar, by H. A. Gleason, Jr. Lexicography and Grammar, by Henry M. Hoenigswald Structural Linguistics and Bilingual Dictionaries, by Kemp Malone Lexicographical Treatment of Folk Taxonomies, by Harold C. Conklin Comments, by James Sledd 3. The Preparation of Dictionaries II: Practical Considerations Selection and Presentation of Ready Equivalents in a Translation Dictionary, by Samuel E. Martin Problems in Editing Commercial Monolingual Dictionaries, by C. L. Barnhart Use and Preparation of Specialized Glossaries, by Meredith F. Burrill and Edwin Bonsack, Jr. Meaning Discrimination in Bilingual Dictionaries, by James E. Iannucci The Labeling of National and Regional Variation in Popular Dictionaries, by Allen Walker Read Comments, by William Gedney 4. Lexicographical Problems in Specific Languages Lexicographical Problems in Pashto, by O. L. Chavarría-Aguilar and Herbert Penzl Problems in Modern Greek Lexicography, by Henry and Renée Kahane Problems of Turkish Lexicography, by Andreas Tietze Comments, by William S. Cornyn 5. Appendices Summary Report, by Fred D. Householder Program of the Conference Participants in the Conference References Index

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Michael Adams is Provost Professor of English at Indiana University. His books include Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon; From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages; and In Praise of Profanity. Fred W. Householder, Jr., was a professor in the Department of Linguistics at Indiana University. He served as president of the Linguistic Society of America and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sol Saporta was a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington. His books include Society, Language, and the University: From Lenny Bruce to Noam Chomsky.

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