Lexicology : a short introduction /

Halliday, M. A. K. 1925-2018.

Lexicology : a short introduction / M.A.K. Halliday and Colin Yallop. - London ; New York : Continuum, ©2007. - 1 online resource (vi, 117 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-114) and index.

Table of contents; Chapter 1 Lexicology; 1.1 What is a word?; 1.2 Methods in lexicology: the dictionary; 1.3 Methods in lexicology: the thesaurus; 1.4 History of lexicology: India, China, the Islamic world, Europe; 1.5 Evolution of the dictionary and the thesaurus in England; Chapter 2 Words and Meaning; 2.1 Words in language; 2.2 Words and meaning; 2.3 Etymology; 2.4 Prescription; 2.5 A social view of language and meaning; 2.6 Saussure and Firth; 2.7 Cognitive linguistics; 2.8 Language and reality; 2.9 Language and languages; 2.10 Translation; Chapter 3 The Future of Lexicology. 3.1 Recent developments in lexicology3.2 Sources and resources; Glossary; A; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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This readable introductory textbook presents a concise survey of lexicology. The first section of the book is a survey of the study of words, providing students with an overview of basic issues in defining and understanding the word as a unit of language. This section also examines the history of lexicology, the evolution of dictionaries and recent developments in the field. The second section extends this study of lexicology into the relationship between words and meaning, etymology, prescription, language as social phenomenon and translation. "Lexicology: A Short Introduction" will.


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Lexicology.
Anglais (Langue)--Lexicologie.
Lexicologie.
REFERENCE--Word Lists.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Vocabulary.
Lexicology.
Lexicologie.


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