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Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction
Lynda Mugglestone
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Description for Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone takes a look at how dictionaries are made, considering how they reflect the dominant social and cultural assumptions of the time in which they were written. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 18 black and and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Do, or should, dictionaries control language? How do they treat language change, both now and in the past? Which words do dictionaries leave out - and on what grounds? Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone shows that all dictionaries are partial and all are selective. They are human products, reflecting the dominant social and cultural assumptions of the time in which they were written. Dictionaries exist then not only as works which seek to document language, but ... Read more
Do, or should, dictionaries control language? How do they treat language change, both now and in the past? Which words do dictionaries leave out - and on what grounds? Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone shows that all dictionaries are partial and all are selective. They are human products, reflecting the dominant social and cultural assumptions of the time in which they were written. Dictionaries exist then not only as works which seek to document language, but ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199573790
SKU
V9780199573790
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About Lynda Mugglestone
Lynda Mugglestone has written widely on a range of aspects of language, culture, and the history of dictionaries. While two books Lost for Words: The Hidden History of the OED Environmental economics ography and the OED: Pioneers in the Untrodden Forest (OUP, 2001; 2003) have focussed on the Oxford English Dictionary, a range of articles and chapters in other ... Read more
Reviews for Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction
[A]n incisive and fascinating tour of the history, practices, and philosophical framework of lexicography.
Peter Norman, author of Emberton [A]n incisive and fascinating tour of the history, practices, and philosophical framework of lexicography.
Peter Norman, author of Emberton
Peter Norman, author of Emberton [A]n incisive and fascinating tour of the history, practices, and philosophical framework of lexicography.
Peter Norman, author of Emberton