Lexicography Books

New and Published Books

1. Corpus Approaches to Evaluation

   Phraseology and Evaluative Language

   By Susan Hunston

   Series: Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics

   This book applies a set of corpus investigation techniques to the study of evaluation, or stance, or affect, in naturally-occurring discourse. Evaluative language indicates opinions, attitudes, and judgments. It is an important part of activities such as persuading someone that a particular...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. English Words

   Structure, History, Usage, 2nd Edition

   By Francis Katamba

   How do we find the right word for the job? Where does that word come from? Why do we spell it like that? And how do we know what it means?Words are all around us - we use them every day to communicate our joys, fears, hopes, opinions, wishes and demands - but we don't often think about them too...

   Published December 8th 2004 by Routledge
3. Lexicography

   Critical Concepts

   Edited by R.R.K. Hartmann

   Series: Critical Concepts in Linguistics

   Lexicography is a growing academic specialization, with both a practical and a theoretical branch, numerous perspectives, and interdisciplinary significance. This collection draws together the most important and influential work in the field of lexicography.As well as a new general introduction...

   Published June 25th 2003 by Routledge
4. Lexicography

   An Introduction

   By Howard Jackson

   This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography – the study of dictionaries.Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crossword addicts and Scrabble players alike. Lexicography provides a detailed overview of the...

   Published April 10th 2002 by Routledge
5. Dictionary of Lexicography

   By R. R. K. Hartmann, Gregory James

   Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them?The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues:*...

   Published June 6th 2001 by Routledge
6. The Enlargement of the European Union

   Issues and Strategies

   Edited by Victoria Curzon Price, Alice Landau, Richard Whitman

   Series: Routledge Studies in the European Economy

   This volume looks at the process of enlargment which the European Union is currently undertaking, focusing on both the economic and political dimensions of the subject. The volume examines how enlargment has evolved and looks at the roles and relations of the different actors - member states,...

   Published March 24th 1999 by Routledge