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In this collection of articles, the author reflects on the nature of language, the art of lexicography and the developments in communication, the media and information technology in the late 20th century. The three main subjects looked at are: language at large, and particulary English, the most widely used language in the history of the world; the art and study of dictionaries and reference science, embracing all past, present and potential reference materials - from the OED to the Yellow Pages ; and the processes through which communication, information and knowledge has evoloved - from cave art to the personal computer.

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Author:   Dr. Tom McArthur ,  Reinhard Hartman
Publisher:   University of Exeter Press
Imprint:   University of Exeter Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780859896115

ISBN 10:   0859896110
Pages:   299
Publication Date:   01 January 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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There are many valuable insights in this collection of papers . . . The articles in this collection will fascinate lexicographers. (International Journal of Lexicography, Vol. 13, No 2, 2000) The collection has many attractions apart from the intrinsic interest of the subject matter. McArthur's roles as the editor of English Today, and as the author of Worlds of Reference, The Longman Lexicon of Contemporary English, and The Oxford Companion to the English Language, have given him a breadth of experience in linguistic, lexicographical, and encyclopaedic fields that few could match. (English Studies, Vol.83, No.6)

There are many valuable insights in this collection of papers ... The articles in this collection will fascinate lexicographers. (International Journal of Lexicography, Vol. 13, No 2, 2000) The collection has many attractions apart from the intrinsic interest of the subject matter. McArthur's roles as the editor of English Today, and as the author of Worlds of Reference, The Longman Lexicon of Contemporary English, and The Oxford Companion to the English Language, have given him a breadth of experience in linguistic, lexicographical, and encyclopaedic fields that few could match. (English Studies, Vol.83, No.6)

There are many valuable insights in this collection of papers . . . The articles in this collection will fascinate lexicographers. -International Journal of Lexicography, Vol. 13, No 2, 2000

Author Information

Tom McArthur is an independent writer, editor, consultant and broadcaster, and editor of English Today: the international review of the English language, the quarterly review published by Cambridge University Press. He is Deputy Director of the Dictionary Research Centre and Honorary University Fellow at the University of Exeter, and General Editor with R.R.K. Hartmann of the series Exeter Language and Lexicography. He has published over 20 books and is the editor of The Oxford Companion to the English Language.

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