The Unmasking of English Dictionaries
Dixon, R.M.W. (2018) The Unmasking of English Dictionaries. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Abstract
When we look up a word in a dictionary, we want to know not just its meaning but also its function and the circumstances under which it should be used in preference to words of similar meaning. Standard dictionaries do not address such matters, treating each word in isolation. R.M.W. Dixon puts forward a new approach to lexicography that involves grouping words into 'semantic sets', to describe what can and cannot be said and providing explanations for this.
| Item ID: | 52294 |
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| Item Type: | Book (Research - A1) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-43334-1 |
| Keywords: | English dictionaries; lexicography; semantic sets; |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2018 01:06 |
| FoR Codes: | 47 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 4704 Linguistics > 470409 Linguistic structures (incl. phonology, morphology and syntax) @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture @ 100% |
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