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005			20201005085508.0
008			991119r20001994enk b 001 0 eng
020			_a0198299516 _q(pbk.)
020			_a9780198299516 _q(pbk.)
040			_aUKM _beng _cUKM _dC#P _dMUQ _dNLGGC _dHEBIS _dDEBBG _dUBA _dBAKER _dYDXCP _dLVB _dBDX _dOCLCF _dIOO _dOCLCQ _dOCLCO
050		4	_aPE1611 _b.B44 2000x
082			_222 _a413.028
100	1		_aB©♭joint, Henri.
245	1	0	_aModern lexicography : _ban introduction / _cHenri B©♭joint.
250			_a[Pbk. ed.].
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2000.
300			_axii, 276 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aOxford linguistics
500			_aincludes index
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 238-268) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
520			_aDictionaries 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.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xLexicography.
650		0	_aEncyclopedias and dictionaries _xHistory and criticism.
700	1		_aB©♭joint, Henri. _tTradition and innovation in modern English dictionaries.
830		0	_aOxford linguistics.
942			_2ddc _cBK