Dictionary visions, research and practice : selected papers from the 12th International Symposium on Lexicography, Copenhagen, 2004

Authors:International Symposium on Lexicography, Henrik Gottlieb, Jens Erik Mogensen

Summary:This book is about dictionaries and dictionary making. In six thematic sections it presents nineteen contributions covering a wide field within lexicography: Online Lexicography, Dictionary Structure, Phraseology in Dictionaries, LSP Lexicography, Dictionaries and the User, plus Etymology, History and Culture in Lexicography. Some chapters focus on theoretical aspects, others report on dictionary work in the making, and still others compare and analyze existing dictionaries. Common to all authors, however, is the concern for the dictionary user. Trivial as it may seem, the fact that dictionari