TY  - BOOK
AU  - Halliday,M.A.K.
AU  - Yallop,Colin
TI  - Lexicology: a short introduction 
SN  - 9781441150547
AV  - P326 .H348 2007eb
U1  - 401.4 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Continuum
KW  - Lexicology
KW  - Anglais (Langue)
KW  - Lexicologie
KW  - REFERENCE
KW  - Word Lists
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
KW  - Vocabulary
KW  - fast
KW  - gtt
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - 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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