Words in dictionaries and history : essays in honour of R.W. McConchie / edited by Olga Timofeeva, Tanja Säily.

Bringing together fifteen articles by scholars in Europe and North America, this collection aims to represent and advance studies in historical lexis. It highlights the significance of the understanding of dictionary-making and language-making as important socio-cultural phenomena. With its general...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Timofeeva, Olga, Säily, Tanja, McConchie, R. W. (Roderick W.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.
Series:Terminology and lexicography research and practice ; v. 14.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. History of dictionaries
  • pt. 2. Word history and cultural history
  • pt. 3.