Theory and Method in Lexicography
Author : Ladislav Zgusta
Publisher : Columbia, S.C. : Hornbeam Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 25,14 MB
Release : 1980
Category : English language
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Theory and Method in Lexicography
Author : Ladislav Zgusta
Publisher :
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 1980
Category :
ISBN : 9780917496141
Book Description
Terminology
Author : Maria Teresa Cabré
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,64 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027216342
Book Description
Beginning with an overview of terminology, this work goes on to discuss the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the foundations of terminology, terminography, computerized terminology, terminology and standardization, and the role of terminologists in a language service,
Teaching and Researching Lexicography
Author : R. R. K. Hartmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 23,50 MB
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317878337
Book Description
Who compiles dictionaries and other reference works? Which are used by whom? How do they achieve their purpose? Lexicography is a very important subject and the product of lexicography, the Dictionary, is a valuable resource in language learning. Teaching and Researching Lexicography explains the relations between lexicographic practice (dictionary-making) and theory (dictionary research), with special reference to the perspectives of: * dictionary history * dictionary criticism * dictionary typology * dictionary structure * dictionary use The final section of the book contains a variety of useful resources, including relevant related websites, a glossary of terms and a bibliography of cited dictionaries. This section can also be found on the Teaching and Researching Lexicography companion web-site. Written in a highly accessible style, Teaching and Researching Lexicography provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date and international coverage of this field in English, and will be of great interest to lexicographers, language teachers and applied linguists.
Theory and Practice of Specialised Online Dictionaries
Author : Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,75 MB
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110368331
Book Description
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.
Theories of Lexical Semantics
Author : Dirk Geeraerts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 29,56 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 019870030X
Book Description
Theories of Lexical Semantics offers a comprehensive overview of the major traditions of word meaning research in linguistics. In spite of the growing importance of the lexicon in linguistic theory, no overview of the main theoretical trends in lexical semantics is currently available. This book fills that gap by charting the evolution of the discipline from the mid nineteenth century to the present day. It presents the main ideas, the landmark publications, and thedominant figures of five traditions: historical-philological semantics, structuralist semantics, generativist semantics, neostructuralist semantics, and cognitive semantics. The theoretical and methodological relationship between the approaches is a major point of attention throughout the text: going well beyond amere chronological enumeration, the book does not only describe the theoretical currents of lexical semantics, but also the undercurrents that have shaped its evolution.
A Handbook of Lexicography
Author : Bo Svensén
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 2009-08-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521708241
Book Description
This book provides a systematic survey of the theory and methods of dictionary-making (including the linguistic background): what types of dictionary there are, how different kinds of information are dealt with when compiling dictionaries, how this information is presented to users, and how dictionaries are actually used. It refers throughout to both monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, giving a full account of the writing of definitions as well as of the selection and presentation of equivalents. The treatment of other types of information provided in dictionaries - such as pronunciation, inflection, constructions, collocations and idioms - is described systematically in individual chapters. The book also discusses dictionary structure, illustrations, the collection and selection of material, the management of dictionary projects, law and ethics in lexicographic work, and dictionary criticism. As well as looking at print lexicography, the author discusses the role of the Web, electronic corpora, electronic dictionaries, and compilation software used in dictionary-making. This is an important and practical guide to contemporary lexicography, designed for lexicographers, language students and teachers, translators and academics.
The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography
Author : Philip Durkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 44,97 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199691630
Book Description
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 andperspectives, 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, andbilingual dictionaries. Part II and III are devoted to the distinctive methodologies and concerns of the historical dictionaries and specialist dictionaries respectively, while chapters in Part IV examine specific topics such as description and prescription; the representation of pronunciation; andthe practicalities of dictionary production. The book ends with a chronology of the major events in the history of lexicography. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field.
Terminology
Author : M. Teresa Cabré Castellví
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 1999-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027298653
Book Description
Terminology: Theory, methods and applications addresses language specialists, terminologists, and all those who take an interest in socio-political and technical aspects of Terminology. The book covers its subject comprehensively and deals among other things with concepts (the relation between linguistics, cognitive science, communication studies, documentation and computer science); Methodology, especially with regard to specialised language and dictionaries; the social-political challenges of the modern technological society and some solutions from a Terminological point of view; Terminology as a standard in multilingual communication and guardian of cultures. It is particularly suited as a course book.
The Theory of English Lexicography, 1530-1791
Author : Tetsuro Hayashi
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 21,7 MB
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027209596
Book Description
This book serves as a welcome addition to the better known "English Dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson, 1604-1755," by Starnes & Noyes (new edition published by Benjamins 1991). Whereas Starnes & Noyes describe the history of English lexicography as an evolutionary progress-by-accumulation process, Professor Hayashi focuses on issues of method and theory, starting with John Palsgrave's "Lesclarissement de la langue francoyse" (1530), to John Walker's "A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language" (1791). This book also includes a detailed discussion of Dr. Johnson's influential "Dictionary of the English Language" (1755).
