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The Quantitative Analysis of the Dynamics and Structure of Terminologies
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2012; US$ 143.00The dynamics and systematicity of terminology: this book addresses these essential and intriguing aspects of terminology, by using quantitative methodologies which have been underutilized in the field to date. Through the analysis of the Japanese terminologies of six domains and with special reference to the dynamic behaviour and the status of borrowed... more...
Dictionary of Lexicography
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 70.95Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them? The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues: * the traditions of dictionary-making * the different... more...
Lexicography
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 50.95This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography ? the study of dictionaries. Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crossword addicts and Scrabble players alike. Lexicography provides a detailed overview of the history, types and content of these essential references.... more...
Dictionaries in Early Modern Europe
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 42.00A lively history of early modern dictionaries and their makers. more...
Lexicography in the Borderland between Knowledge and Non-Knowledge
De Gruyter 2008; US$ 147.00The book contains a state-of-the-art summary of the theoretical discussions within the field of lexicography during the last decades. On this basis it presents and argues for a new general theory, called the function theory. It goes on to develop this theory in one single field, i.e. learners lexicography where it both formulates the basic elements... more...
Systematic Lexicography
OUP Oxford 2008; US$ 45.00Juri Apresjan unites theoretical linguistics and lexicography to produce a series of dazzling insights into lexical analysis which will be of equal interest to lexicologists, lexicographers, and those concerned with semantic and lexical theory. - ;This book unites lexicography with theoretical linguistics. The two fields tend to ignore each other;... more...
Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction
OUP Oxford 2011; US$ 9.99Do, 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... more...
Historische Lexikographie
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 196.00This book presents the historical lexicography of German, Dutch, and English with a focus on factors related to ideological history, professional lexicography, and cultural education. In the main part of the book, the author undertakes a professional treatment of the common types of lexicographic information, and alsogives a discussion ofsome rarely... more...
Aspekte der sowjetrussischen Lexikographie
De Gruyter 1982; US$ 126.00Aspekte Der Sowjetrussischen Lexikographie: Bersetzungen, Abstracts, Bibliographische Angaben. more...
a-Präfix - Antike
De Gruyter 1996; US$ 203.00Deutsches Fremdwoerterbuch: A-Prafix - Antike 2 Auflag Band 1 more...









