Problems in Lexicography : A Critical / Historical Edition /

"Problems in Lexicography is an essential, classic work of practical lexicography (the practice of writing dictionaries) and meta-lexicography. Originally published over sixty years ago, it was based on the proceedings of the Indiana University Conference on Lexicography, held November 11-12, 1...

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Other Authors / Creators:Saporta, Sol, 1925- editor.
Householder, Fred W. 1913-1994, editor.
Adams, Michael, 1961- editor.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:Project Muse. distributor.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:New edition.
Imprint: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part One: Introduction
  • 1. A Conference, a Book, and Their Context
  • 2. Contents
  • 3. Reception
  • 4. Text
  • 5. Contributors and Contributions
  • Notes
  • Part Two: Problems in Lexicography
  • Foreword
  • I The Preparation of Dictionaries I: Theoretical Considerations
  • A Typological Classification of Dictionaries on the Basis of Distinctive Features: Yakov Malkiel
  • Lexicographical Definition in Descriptive Semantics: Uriel Weinreich
  • What Belongs in a Bilingual Dictionary?: Mary R. Haas
  • Some Notes on Bilingual Lexicography: Richard S. Harrell With an Appendix by Ann M. Driscoll
  • Recommendations on the Selection of Entries for a Bilingual Dictionary: Donald C. Swanson
  • Comments: Dean Stoddard Worth
  • II Structural Linguistics and the Preparation of Dictionaries
  • The Relation of Lexicon and Grammar: H. A. Gleason, Jr
  • Lexicography and Grammar: Henry M. Hoenigswald
  • Structural Linguistics and Bilingual Dictionaries: Kemp Malone
  • Lexicographical Treatment of Folk Taxonomies: Harold C. Conklin
  • Comments: James Sledd
  • III The Preparation of Dictionaries II: Practical Considerations
  • Selection and Presentation of Ready Equivalents in a Translation Dictionary: Samuel E. Martin
  • Problems in Editing Commercial Monolingual Dictionaries: C. L. Barnhart
  • Use and Preparation of Specialized Glossaries: Meredith F. Burrill and Edwin Bonsack, Jr
  • Meaning Discrimination in Bilingual Dictionaries: James E. Iannucci
  • The Labeling of National and Regional Variation in Popular Dictionaries: Allen Walker Read
  • Comments: William Gedney
  • IV Lexicographical Problems in Specific Languages
  • Lexicographical Problems in Pashto: O. L. Chavarría-Aguilar and Herbert Penzl
  • Problems in Modern Greek Lexicography: Henry and Renée Kahane.
  • Problems of Turkish Lexicography: Andreas Tietze
  • Comments: William S. Cornyn
  • V Appendices
  • Summary Report: F. W. Householder
  • Program of the Conference
  • Participants in the Conference
  • References
  • Index.