Words and Their Meaning
1st Edition
Published on 28. June 2017
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-138-41391-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, the development of the English dictionary is examined, along with the kinds of dictionary available, the range of information they contain, factors affecting their usage, and public attitudes towards them. As well as an descriptive analysis of word meaning, the author considers whether a thematic, thesaurus-like presentation might be more suited than the traditional alphabetical format to the description of words and their meaning.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-41391-7 (9781138413917)
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Words and Their Meaning
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Howard Jackson
Content
1. What is a word?2. Where did English words come from?3. Dictionaries: the repositories of words4. Words and the world5. Words and words6. Analysing word meanings7. Meaning from combinations8. Why dictionaries?9. How to define a word10. More than meaning11. Different dictionaries12. Especially for the learner13. Who uses a dictionary for what?14. Not alphabetical15. The craft of lexicography16. Lexicology, lexicography and semantics