Dictionaries a very short introduction
Do, or should, dictionaries control language? How do they treat language change, both now and in the past? Which words do dictionaries leave out - and on what grounds? Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglest...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
2011
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| Colección: | Very short introductions ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991009551289708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Sumario: | Do, or should, dictionaries control language? How do they treat language change, both now and in the past? Which words do dictionaries leave out - and on what grounds? Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone shows that all dictionaries are partial and all are selective. |
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| Descripción Física: | XVI, 140 p. : il. ; 18 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 135-136) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9780199573790 |
