Overview

This stimulating new book, as the premier work introducing bilingual lexicography from a communicative perspective, is launched to represent original thinking and innovative theorization in the field of bilingual lexicography. It treats the bilingual dictionary as a system of intercultural communication and bilingual dictionary making as a dynamic process realized by sets of choices, characterizing the overall nature of the dictionary. It examines the dictionary and dictionary making by using a model of lexicography which stresses the three-way relationship of compiler, dictionary context and user and incorporates them into a unified coherent framework. Throughout the study, special focus is on English and Chinese bilingual lexicography. It will serve not only as a valuable guide to those interested in dictionary compilation and theoretical inquiries but also as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in bilingual lexicography.

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Author:   Heming Yong (Guangdong University of Business Studies) ,  Jing Peng (Guangdong University of Business Studies)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   9
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9789027223333

ISBN 10:   9027223335
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   27 June 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. Chapter 1. Towards a communicative model of lexicography; 3. 1.1 The nature of the dictionary; 4. 1.2 Lexicography; 5. 1.3 Bilingual lexicography; 6. Chapter 2. Bilingual lexicography: A comparative approach; 7. 2.1 Compiler aspect: Choices of perspectives and purposes; 8. 2.2 Dictionary context; 9. 2.3 User aspect: Language needs and reference skills; 10. Chapter 3. Modern linguistics and bilingual lexicography; 11. 3.1 Grammar and bilingual lexicography; 12. 3.2 Semantics and bilingual lexicography; 13. 3.3 Pragmatics and bilingual lexicography; 14. 3.4 Sociolinguistics and bilingual lexicography; 15. Chapter 4. Bilingual dictionaries: A communicative typology; 16. 4.1 Previous dictionary typologies: A general survey; 17. 4.2 A Communicative typology; 18. Chapter 5. Bilingual dictionaries: A structural description; 19. 5.1 Outside matter structure; 20. 5.2 Macrostructure; 21. 5.3 Microstructure; 22. 5.4 Bidirectionality and reversibility; 23. Chapter 6. Bilingual dictionaries: Fundamental principles; 24. 6.1 General principles; 25. 6.2 Bilingual principles; 26. Chapter 7. Bilingual dictionaries: Problems and reflections; 27. 7.1 Anisomorphism; 28. 7.2 Equivalence presentation; 29. 7.3 Meaning discrimination; 30. 7.4 Grammar; 31. 7.5 Collocation; 32. 7.6 Style and register; 33. 7.7 Exemplification; 34. 7.8 Illustration; 35. 7.9 Glossing; 36. 7.10 Etymology; 37. 7.11 Revision; 38. Chapter 8. Bilingual dictionaries: Ways of handling idioms; 39. 8.1 Idioms: Their features; 40. 8.2 Idioms: Their status; 41. 8.3 Idioms: Their location; 42. 8.4 Idioms: Their translation; 43. 8.5 Idioms: Their grammar and usage; 44. Chapter 9. Bilingual dictionaries: Recommendations and samples; 45. 9.1 Recommendation one: Lexicographic purposes and choices; 46. 9.2 Recommendation two: Active and passive dictionary designs; 47. 9.3 Recommendation three: Macrostrucutral organization; 48. 9.4 Recommendation four: Lexical classes discriminated; 49. 9.5 Recommendation five: Equivalence presentation; 50. 9.6 Recommendation six: Meaning discrimination; 51. 9.7 Recommendation seven: Grammatical description; 52. 9.8 Recommendation eight: Lexical combination; 53. 9.9 Recommendation nine: Labels and glosses; 54. 9.10 Recommendation ten: Exemplification; 55. 9.11 Recommendation eleven: Idiom treatment; 56. 9.12 Recommendation twelve: Word histories; 57. Bibliography; 58. List of major dictionaries cited; 59. Index

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