English-Latvian lexicographic tradition : a critical analysis / Laura Karpinska.

By:

Karpinska, Laura

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

Audience:

Latvian speakers, English speakers

ISBN:

9783110365764
3110365766
9783110365788
3110365782
3110369877
9783110369878

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: English-Latvian lexicographic tradition.DDC classification:

413 23

LOC classification:

P331 .K37 2015

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Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Types of bilingual dictionaries, their functions and users' needs -- 3. Primary and secondary sources of evidence in bilingual lexicography -- 4. Structural levels of bilingual dictionaries -- 5. Development of Latvian bilingual and multilingual lexicography -- 6. Analysis of structural levels of English-Latvian dictionaries -- 7. Guidelines for a model of a general ELD -- 8. Conclusions -- 9. Bibliography -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 6 -- Index -- Kopsavilkums -- Zusammenfassung.

Summary: This book provides a comprehensive survey of the development of the English-Latvian lexicographic tradition considering the extra-linguistic factors which have influenced it. It studies the typical features of English-Latvian dictionaries at various structural levels, pinpoints the problematic aspects of the lexicographic tradition and offers theoretically grounded solutions for improving the quality of future English-Latvian dictionaries.

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This book provides a comprehensive survey of the development of the English-Latvian lexicographic tradition considering the extra-linguistic factors which have influenced it. It studies the typical features of English-Latvian dictionaries at various structural levels, pinpoints the problematic aspects of the lexicographic tradition and offers theoretically grounded solutions for improving the quality of future English-Latvian dictionaries.