UID:
edocfu_9958354169402883
Format:
1 online resource(xii,297p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter Mouton. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9783110312737
Series Statement:
Lexicographica. Series Maior; 143
Content:
So far there have been few attempts at a systematic study of the history of popular dictionaries. A dictionary like Chambers deserves special attention because of its long tradition that goes back to the nineteenth century. This book traces the development of the Chambers Dictionary from its origins to the present time by comparing successive editions of the dictionary. This comparative approach will provide scholars and students with insights into the Chambers lexicographers’ work, the goals they aimed to achieve, and the problems they had to face when revising the dictionary.
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Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgements --
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Contents --
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Editions of Chambers, in chronological order --
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List of tables / List of figures --
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Introduction --
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1 Methodological and theoretical foundations of the analysis --
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2 The founders of W. & R. Chambers publishing house --
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3 The origin of the dictionary --
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4 Biographical notes on the editors --
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5 Educational beginnings: Chambers’s Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Ch-A, 1867) --
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6 Towards the optimal arrangement of entries --
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7 The selection of morphological forms --
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8 The growth of vocabulary --
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9 Defining meaning --
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10 The order and discrimination of senses --
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11 Etymology --
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12 Usage labels --
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13 Syntagmatic and paradigmatic information --
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14 Pronunciation --
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15 Outside matter --
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Conclusions --
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Appendices --
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Sample 1 --
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Sample 2 --
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References --
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Index.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110312508
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110312744
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110312737
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110312737
