Words in dictionaries and history : essays in honour of R.W. McConchie / edited by Olga Timofeeva, Tanja Säily.

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TextSeries: Terminology and lexicography research and practice ; v. 14.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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9789027223388
9027223386
9789027286901
9027286906
1283122022
9781283122023

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Words in dictionaries and history.DDC classification:

413.028 22

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P327 .W67 2011eb

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Contents:

pt. 1. History of dictionaries -- pt. 2. Word history and cultural history -- pt. 3.

Summary: Bringing together fifteen articles by scholars in Europe and North America, this collection aims to represent and advance studies in historical lexis. It highlights the significance of the understanding of dictionary-making and language-making as important socio-cultural phenomena. With its general focus on England and English, the book investigates the reception and development of historical and modern English vocabulary and culture in different periods, social and professional strata, geographical varieties of English, and other national cultures. The volume is based on individual (meta)lexi.

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pt. 1. History of dictionaries -- pt. 2. Word history and cultural history -- pt. 3.

Bringing together fifteen articles by scholars in Europe and North America, this collection aims to represent and advance studies in historical lexis. It highlights the significance of the understanding of dictionary-making and language-making as important socio-cultural phenomena. With its general focus on England and English, the book investigates the reception and development of historical and modern English vocabulary and culture in different periods, social and professional strata, geographical varieties of English, and other national cultures. The volume is based on individual (meta)lexi.

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