Chosen Words Past and Present Problems for Dictionary Makers |
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| Author:
| Osselton, N. E. |
| Series title: | Exeter Language and Lexicography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85989-419-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Exeter Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $112.00 |
Book Description:
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This collection of essays shows how dictionaries today have grown from the small beginnings of English lexicography in Shakespeare's time. Discussion is anchored in the practice of the past, but the author has been concerned throughout to show how the difficulties which beset the first compilers are still with us today.
This collection of essays shows how dictionaries today have grown from the small beginnings of English lexicography in Shakespeare's time. Discussion is anchored in the practice of the past, but the author has been concerned throughout to show how the difficulties which beset the first compilers are still with us today.