Overview

This volume provides concise, authoritative accounts of the approaches and methodologies of modern lexicography and of the aims and qualities of its end products. Leading scholars and professional lexicographers, from all over the world and representing all the main traditions and perspectives, assess the state of the art in every aspect of research and practice. The book is divided into four parts, reflecting the main types of lexicography. Part I looks at synchronic dictionaries - those for the general public, monolingual dictionaries for second-language learners, and bilingual dictionaries. Part II and III are devoted to the distinctive methodologies and concerns of historical dictionaries and specialist dictionaries respectively, while chapters in Part IV examine specific topics such as description and prescription; the representation of pronunciation; and the practicalities of dictionary production. The book ends with a chronology of major events in the history of lexicography. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field.

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Author:   Philip Durkin (Deputy Chief Editor, Deputy Chief Editor, The Oxford English Dictionary)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780198826316

ISBN 10:   0198826311
Pages:   736
Publication Date:   08 November 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Philip Durkin: Introduction PART I: The Synchronic Dictionary 2: Henri Béjoint: Dictionaries for General Users: History and development; current issues 3: Reinhard Heuberger: Learners' Dictionaries: History and development; current issues 4: Thierry Fontenelle: Bilingual Dictionaries: History and development; current issues 5: Marc Kupietz: Constructing a Corpus 6: Iztok Kosem: Interrogating a Corpus 7: Patrick Hanks: Definition 8: Rosamund Moon: Explaining Meaning in Learners' Dictionaries 9: Arleta Adamska-Salaciak: Explaining Meaning in Bilingual Dictionaries PART II: Historical Dictionaries 10: John Considine: Historical Dictionaries: History and development; current issues 11: Andrew Hawke: Quotation Evidence and Definitions 12: Laurel J. Brinton: Using Historical Corpora and Historical Text Databases 13: Edmund Weiner: Grammatical Analysis and Grammatical Change 14: Philip Durkin: Etymology, Word History, and the Grouping and Division of Material in Historical Dictionaries PART III: Specialist Dictionaries 15: Tania Styles: Place-name Dictionaries 16: Peter McClure: Personal and Surname Dictionaries 17: Catherine Sangster: Pronouncing Dictionaries 18: Franziska Buchmann: Spelling Dictionaries 19: Julie Coleman: Slang Dictionaries 20: Eva Buchi: Etymological Dictionaries 21: Richard Ashdowne: Dictionaries of Dead Languages 22: Christian Kay and Marc Alexander: Diachronic and Synchronic Thesauruses 23: Clive Upton: Regional and Dialect Dictionaries 24: Holger Becker: Scientific and Technical Dictionaries; Coverage of Scientific and Technical Terms in General Dictionaries PART IV: Specific Topics 25: Christiane Fellbaum: The Treatment of Multi-word Units in Lexicography 26: Dirk Geeraerts: Lexicography and Theories of Lexical Semantics 27: M. Lynne Murphy: Meaning Relations in Dictionaries: Hyponymy, Meronymy, Synonymy, Antonymy, and Contrast 28: Anu Koskela: Identification of Homonyms in Different Types of Dictionaries 29: Graham Pointon: The Representation of Pronunciation in General Dictionaries 30: Charlotte Brewer: Labelling and Metalanguage 31: James McCracken: The Exploitation of Dictionary Data and Metadata 32: Annette Klosa: Illustrations in Dictionaries; Encyclopaedic and Cultural Information in Dictionaries 33: Graeme Diamond: Making Decisions about Inclusion and Exclusion 34: Lynda Mugglestone: Description and Prescription in Dictionaries 35: Valerie Grundy and Diana Rawlinson: The Practicalities of Dictionary Production; Planning and Managing Dictionary Projects; Training of Lexicographers 36: Hilary Nesi: The Demands of Users and the Publishing World: Printed or Online, Free or Oaid for? 37: Stefan Dollinger: National Dictionaries and Cultural Identity: Insights from Austrian German and Canadian English John Considine: A Chronology of Major Events in the History of Lexicography References Index

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[The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography] contains a wealth of useful insights in many well-written chapters. It is the most comprehensive account of the current field that I have read, and it deserves particular praise for treating the central issues of traditional lexicography at length while at the same time introducing new and exciting topics that are essential for present-day lexicographers. As such, the Oxford Handbook is a ground-breaking publication that will no doubt set a new standard for textbooks on lexicography for years to come. * Lars Trap-Jensen, International Journal of Lexicography *

Author Information

Philip Durkin is Deputy Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, and has led the dictionary's team of specialists in Etymology for the past fifteen years. He is the author of The Oxford Guide to Etymology (2009; paperback 2011), which has quickly become the standard work in the field, and of Borrowed Words: A History of Loanwords in English (OUP 2014; paperback 2015).

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