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Principles and Practice of South African Lexicography

Author : R. H. Gouws

Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

Page : 215 pages

File Size : 48,26 MB

Release : 2010-10-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1919980903

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Principles and Practice of South African Lexicography is directed at experts in the field of practical and theoretical lexicography in South Africa, applying the general theory of lexicography to the South African lexicographic environment. The authors of this book are leaders in the field of South African lexicography and active participants in the international lexicographic arena, publishing regularly in national and international journals and giving papers at international conferences and workshops.



The Bloomsbury Companion To Lexicography

Author : Howard Jackson

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 441 pages

File Size : 45,67 MB

Release : 2013-10-10

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1441114157

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Book Description

The Bloomsbury Companion to Lexicography offers the definitive guide to a key area of linguistic study. Each companion is a comprehensive reference resource featuring an overview of key topics, research areas, new directions and a manageable guide to beginning or developing research in the field. Lexicography, as the practice of compiling dictionaries, has a long tradition that has been, for much of the time, largely independent of linguistics. The direct influence of linguistics on lexicography goes back around 50 years, though longer in the case of learners' dictionaries. The present volume aims to reflect on the research that has been and is being done in lexicography and to point the way forward. It tackles, among other topics, the critique of dictionaries in the electronic medium, the future of historical lexicography in the electronic mode with special reference to the online Oxford English Dictionary, and e-lexicography in general.





The Transformative Power of Language

Author : Russell H. Kaschula

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 395 pages

File Size : 38,63 MB

Release : 2020-09-10

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1108498825

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A new study of the importance of language for sociocultural change in Africa, from postcolonial to globally competitive knowledge societies.



The Bloomsbury Handbook of Lexicography

Author : Howard Jackson

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 512 pages

File Size : 44,14 MB

Release : 2022-02-24

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1350181714

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A definitive guide to the long tradition of lexicography, this handbook is a rigorous and systematic overview of the field and its recent developments. Featuring key topics, research areas, new directions and a manageable guide to beginning and developing research in the field, this one-volume reference provides both a survey of current research and more practical guidance for advanced study. Fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments, in particular innovations in digital technology and online lexicography, this second edition features: - 6 new chapters, covering metalexicography, lexicography for Asian languages, lexicography for endangered and minority languages, onomasiological lexicography, collaborative lexicography, and internet dictionaries - Thoroughly revised chapters on learner dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries and future directions, alongside a significantly updated third part on 'New Directions in Lexicography', accounting for innovations in digital lexicography - An expanded glossary of key terms and an updated annotated bibliography Identifying and describing the central concepts associated with lexicography and its main branches of study, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Lexicography demonstrates the direct influence of linguistics on the development of the field and is an essential resource for anyone interested in this area.



The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography

Author : Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 810 pages

File Size : 44,98 MB

Release : 2017-10-02

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1351599658

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Book Description

The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography provides a comprehensive overview of the major approaches to lexicography and their applications within the field. This Handbook features key case studies and cutting-edge contributions from an international range of practitioners, teachers, and researchers. Analysing the theory and practice of compiling dictionaries within the digital era, the 47 chapters address the core issues of: The foundations of lexicography, and its interactions with other disciplines including Corpus Linguistics and Information Science; Types of dictionaries, for purposes such as translation and teaching; Innovative specialised dictionaries such as the Oenolex wine dictionary and the Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language; Lexicography and world languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Chinese, and Indonesian; The future of lexicography, including the use of the Internet, user participation, and dictionary portals. The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography is essential reading for researchers and students working in this area.



Dictionaries. An International Encyclopedia of Lexicography

Author : Rufus Gouws

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter

Page : 1596 pages

File Size : 26,96 MB

Release : 2013-12-18

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3110238136

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Book Description

The basis for this additional volume are the three volumes of the handbooks Dictionaries. An International Encyclopedia of Lexicography (HSK 5.1–5.3), published between 1989 and 1991. An updating has been perceived as an important desideratum for a considerable time. In the present Supplementary Volume the premises and subjects of HSK 5.1–5.3 are complemented by new articles that take account of the practice-internal and theoretical developments of the last 15 years. Special attention has been given to the following topics: the status and function of lexicographic reference works, the history of lexicography, the theory of lexicography, lexicographic processes, lexicographic training and lexicographic institutions, new metalexicographic methods, electronic and, especially, computer-assisted lexicography.



Lexicography at a Crossroads

Author : Henning Bergenholtz

Publisher : Peter Lang

Page : 388 pages

File Size : 41,71 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9783039117994

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This book contains a collection of original research articles on lexicography written by prominent international scholars within the field. It aims at describing the state-of-the-art in lexicography at the beginning of the 21st century and at making proposals for future theoretical and practical work in the field. Theoretical lexicography currently has two competing theories: a contemplative theory focusing on the description of existing dictionaries on the basis of linguistic principles, and a function-based, transformative theory focusing on the dictionary and the user in order to develop new principles for dictionary research and dictionary making. Research in lexicography has now reached a crossroads and it is time to take stock of the present situation and try to identify the theories and principles that will set the agenda and point the direction for future lexicographic research and the production of printed and electronic dictionaries.



Festschrift Rufus H. Gouws

Author : Willem Botha

Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 21,16 MB

Release : 2013-06-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1920338950

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Book Description

The range of languages covered by the lexicographicÿinvestigations reported on, e.g. Afrikaans, English,ÿNorthern Sotho, Yilumbu, Fang, French and Dutchÿis a clear indication of the wide-ranging influence ofÿRufus Gouws, to whom the work is dedicated.



Theory and Practice of Specialised Online Dictionaries

Author : Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Page : 261 pages

File Size : 29,56 MB

Release : 2014-09-23

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3110368331

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This book is the first comprehensive monograph on the Function Theory of Lexicography, which originated at the Aarhus School of Business (Aarhus University). Function Theory considers dictionaries to be tools that are constructed for assisting specific users with punctual needs in specific usage situations, e.g. communicative-oriented situations and cognitive-oriented situations. The book's main focus is on defending the independent academic status of lexicography and its corollary: The process of designing, compiling and updating (specialised) online dictionaries needs a theoretical framework that addresses general and specific aspects. The former are common to all types of information tools, the latter are mainly dependent on the media for which the information tool is constructed and their specific target users. This books offers both aspects and moves from the highest level of abstraction to very detailed aspects of lexicographic work, e.g. how to convert an originally-conceived polyfunctional online dictionary into several monofunctional usage-based ones. The book illustrates that the theory and the methodology currently used by advocates of the Function Theory of Lexicography offers better results than other approaches and therefore makes its case for proposing the Function Theory for terminological/terminographical work.