TY  - BOOK
AU  - B©♭joint,Henri
AU  - B©♭joint,Henri
TI  - Modern lexicography: an introduction 
T2  - Oxford linguistics
SN  - 0198299516
AV  - PE1611 .B44 2000x
U1  - 413.028 22
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Lexicography
KW  - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - includes index; Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-268) and index; Introduction -- 1. Dictionaries and the Dictionary -- 2. The Lexicographical Scene of English-Speaking Countries -- 3. The Historical Origins of the General-Purpose Dictionary -- 4. General-Purpose Dictionaries and Society -- 5. What are General-Purpose Dictionaries Really For? -- 6. The Linguistic Traditions of Lexicography -- 7. Whither Lexicography? -- Bibliography -- Update on References, 1994-2000 -- Index
N2  - Dictionaries of the national language of a country are an essential and quite frequently controversial part of social life and learning. This is an account of how such dictionaries are made, how they are used, and the issues and problems that face their writers and editors. It is wide-ranging, scholarly, yet readable in its approach, addressing the linguistic problems in areas such as distinguishing meanings, writing definition, and providing synonyms
ER  -