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List of illustrations Acknowledgements Preface
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
2 2.1 2.2 2.3
3 3.1 3.2
4 4.1 4.2 4.3
5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4
6 6.1 6.2
Lexicography Lexicography and society Lexicography and related disciplines The terminology of lexicography A simple descriptive model for lexicography
Types of dictionaries Linguistic activities, dictionary functions and dictionary types Dictionary typology Dictionary types dealt with in this book
Data collection and data selection Sources and their use Data selection
The dictionary as text Main components of the dictionary Dictionary structure Textual condensation
The lemma Functions of the lemma Establishment of lemmas Grammatical form of the lemma Presentation of the lemma
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Pronunciation Reference needs Types of information Norms and variation Types of notation Presentation formats
Morphology Inflection Word formation
Part-of-speech membership
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Function, position and form Types of information
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Constructions
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Syntactic valency Dictionary and grammar Presentation formats
Collocations Different types of word combination What is a collocation? Collocations in dictionaries
Idioms and other fixed word combinations What is an idiom? Other fixed word combinations Idioms, dictionary types and dictionary use Idioms and dictionary structure Presentation formats for idioms
Meaning description in monolingual dictionaries Meaning analysis and division into senses Meaning description: general aspects Synonym definitions Lexicographic definitions: the traditional format Lexicographic definitions: the COBUILD format Other types of meaning description Presuppositions in meaning description
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Adaptation to the needs of the users Defining vocabularies Information about semantic relationships
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Equivalents in bilingual dictionaries
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Problems of bilingual lexicography Different concept formation in different languages Types of equivalence and equivalents Equivalent differentiation Choice of equivalents Presentation of equivalents When equivalents are lacking Alternative equivalents Division into senses
Examples Types of examples Examples and authenticity Functions of examples Presentation of examples
Encyclopedic information Linguistic and encyclopedic information Encyclopedicity of dictionaries and dictionary entries Encyclopedic information in language dictionaries Encyclopedic dictionaries
Illustrations Purpose and functions of illustrations Illustrations, dictionary types and dictionary users Illustrations and dictionary structure Presentation formats for illustrations Types of illustrations Illustrations in bilingual dictionaries
Marking Marking and labelling systems Purpose and functions of marking information Marking information and dictionary structure The diasystematic part-systems
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24 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5
Etymology Who needs etymologies? Etymology and dictionary types Types of etymological information Etymology and dictionary structure
Microstructure Microstructure and other structural concepts at micro-level Microstructure: monosemous lemma Microstructure: polysemous lemma Microstructure: lemma representing several parts of speech Polysemy structure In the borderland between macrostructure and microstructure
Macrostructure Two main types of macrostructure Alphabetization Types of alphabetical macrostructure Systematic macrostructure
Megastructure Main components of the dictionary Components providing object-language information Components having a metafunction Components being part of the access structure Components having other functions
Cross-reference structure Position and direction of cross-references Functions of cross-references Form of cross-references Cross-references in use
Dictionary projects Project basis Planning Implementation Follow-up Aids and tools
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Legal and ethical aspects The problem area Law and ethics in lexicographic work Legal and ethical aspects of the marketing of dictionaries
The electronic dictionary Old and new media Typology General features The dictionary in cyberspace The pocket electronic dictionary
Dictionary use User research: problems and methods The look-up process Better dictionaries or better dictionary users? User research in practice Towards a uniform theory of user research?
The concept of dictionary criticism Types of dictionary review Methods in dictionary criticism Demands on a good dictionary review Ethical aspects of dictionary criticism
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An entry in a thesaurus. (Source: Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases) page 32 Extract from the index of a thesaurus. (Source: Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases) 33 Extract from a reverse-order dictionary. (Source: Reverse Dictionary of Present-Day English) 34 Extract from a KWIC concordance. (Source: Cambridge International Corpus) 53 Example of indications of marking in the form of indication symbols. (Source: Sachs-Villatte Enzyklopädisches französisch–deutsches und deutsch–französisches Wörterbuch, 1911) 85 Superordinate, subordinate and co-ordinate concepts. 219 Intensional definition: noun. 219 Intensional definition: adjective. 219 Intensional definition: verb. 220 Difference in conceptual structure (after Malmberg 1969: 166). 254 Difference in semantic range (after Malmberg 1969: 167). 255 Relationship between English wood and French bois. 255 Relationship between English wood and German Wald. 255 Full equivalence for several meanings of the lemma. 258 Full equivalence for one of several meanings of the equivalent. 258 Convergence from source language to target language. 259 Divergence from source language to target language. 259 A combination of divergence and convergence. (Source: Rettig 1985: 95) 260 Procedure in identifying possible equivalents. 266 Various types of equivalence. 272 Degrees of encyclopedicity. 290 A mixture of linguistic and encyclopedic explanations. (Source: W3)1 295
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A special encyclopedic section within the entry. (Source: Grand Larousse universel) Prototypical illustrated object (magnet). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary) Prototypicality of illustrated object questioned (compass). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary) One of several types in illustration (bridge). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [adapted]) Part of object sufficient in illustration (brush). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary [adapted]) Parts of object specified in illustration (eye). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary) Several types of object in illustration (insect). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary) Illustration where there is only a finite number of types (suit [of cards]). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [adapted]) Highlighting object in illustration (dormer). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [adapted]) Immediate surroundings shown in illustration (propeller). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary) Highlighting object in illustration (gutter). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [adapted]) Highlighting object in illustration (gangplank). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English) Function hinted at in illustration (revolving door). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English) Function shown in diagram (cloverleaf). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English) Sequential illustration (long jump). (Source: Bonniers Compact Lexikon [adapted]) Sequential illustration (metamorphosis). (Source: Bonniers Compact Lexikon [adapted]) Nomenclatory illustration (skeleton). (Source: Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary [adapted]) Illustration showing only part of a subject (basketball). (Source: Bonniers svenska ordbok [adapted]) Illustration showing only characteristic aspects of a subject (rococo). (Source: Bonniers svenska ordbok [adapted])
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Scenic illustration (bathroom). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English) Illustration of an adjective (horizontal). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary) Illustration of a verb (drop). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary) Illustration of an adverb (clockwise). (Source: Cambridge Essential English Dictionary) Illustration of a phrase (walk single file). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [adapted]) Illustrations of phrasal verbs (get on + set off). (Source: Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary) Culture-specific words illustrated in a bilingual dictionary. (Source: Svensén 2004) Addressing status of differentiating labels, alternative 1. Addressing status of differentiating labels, alternative 2. Pronunciation key. (Source: Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary) Explanation of syntactic codes. (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English) Explanatory chart (extract). (Source: Cambridge Dictionary of American English) User interface for a dictionary editing system. (Source: Norstedts) User interface of an electronic dictionary. (Source: Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary online)