Lexicography

This work explores the lexical richness of over 100 world languages and proposes solutions for instances of imperfect equivalence between them.

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

What is the meaning of a word?

Demonstrates that the Oxford English Dictionary is an international product in both its content and its making.

Demonstrates that the Oxford English Dictionary is an international product in both its content and its making.

This book is an innovative, formal framework for studying the meanings of words and how their meanings combine.

We must quickly learn how to live well in the world as it is today, including the realm of work.

This book systematically examines the linguistic features and socio-cultural issues of 'Hong Kong English'.

The highly frequent word items TO and OF are often conceived merely as prepositions, carrying little meaning in themselves.

This book offers a unique perspective on creativity in an educational environment where there is a relative dearth of literature on this subject.

This book examines the simultaneous contribution of learner vocabulary size and speed to second language performance differences across learner levels and settings.

This book shows that over forty years of psychological laboratory-based research support the claims of the Lexical Priming Theory.

This book presents a comprehensive description of collocation, covering both the theoretical and practical background and the implications and applications of the concept as language model and analytical tool.

This book applies a set of corpus investigation techniques to the study of evaluation, or stance, or affect, in naturally-occurring discourse.

This book applies a set of corpus investigation techniques to the study of evaluation, or stance, or affect, in naturally-occurring discourse.

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.

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.

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them.

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them.

This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography - the study of dictionaries.

This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography - the study of dictionaries.

This book presents a study of meaning relations, linking the philosophical tradition of conceptual analysis with recent theories and methodologies in cognitive semantics.

This book presents a study of meaning relations, linking the philosophical tradition of conceptual analysis with recent theories and methodologies in cognitive semantics.

How do we find the right word for the job?

How do we find the right word for the job?

A Guide to Practical Online Lexicography provides a step-by-step course on digital lexicography, discussing state-of-the-art theoretical lexicography and offering a guide to practical lexicography, with a focus on monolingual online dictionaries.

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer?

Are you a bit of a chairwarmer?

Bringing together a comprehensive collection of newly-commissioned articles, this Handbook covers the most recent developments across a range of sub-fields relevant to the study of second language Spanish.

Bringing together a comprehensive collection of newly-commissioned articles, this Handbook covers the most recent developments across a range of sub-fields relevant to the study of second language Spanish.

Featuring new coverage of the brain and language, and lexical corpora, the 4th edition of Words in the Mind offers readers the latest thinking about the ways in which we learn words, remember them, understand them, and find the ones we want to use.

Featuring new coverage of the brain and language, and lexical corpora, the 4th edition of Words in the Mind offers readers the latest thinking about the ways in which we learn words, remember them, understand them, and find the ones we want to use.

The first of its kind, this book analyses the origin, diversity, and geographic distribution of a range of Spanish words.

A thorough rule-based exploration of the major phonological phenomena of English, applying lexical, metrical, and prosodic approaches.

A thorough rule-based exploration of the major phonological phenomena of English, applying lexical, metrical, and prosodic approaches.

An introduction to the key questions that drive the field of L2 acquisition research, including its historical foundations.

An introduction to the key questions that drive the field of L2 acquisition research, including its historical foundations.

An inventory of present-day English dialect, slang and colloquialisms drawn from a prestigious nationwide survey.

Provides a systematic approach to lexical indicators of cultural identity using the material of Slavic languages.

A comprehensive and engaging overview of English language dictionary-making from the first monolingual English dictionary to the current day.

Presents, in simple and clear terms, the way in which humans express their ideas by talking.

Major new, up-to-date Ancient Greek-English dictionary, based on fresh reading of the texts and modern lexicographical methods.

An inventory of present-day English dialect, slang and colloquialisms drawn from a prestigious nationwide survey.

Easy to follow, simple to understand, broad yet concise – this fundamental introduction now has more study questions and new tasks.

Provides a systematic approach to lexical indicators of cultural identity using the material of Slavic languages.

Easy to follow, simple to understand, broad yet concise – this fundamental introduction now has more study questions and new tasks.

An accessible introduction to lexical structure and design, and the relation of the lexicon to grammar as a whole.

A comprehensive and engaging overview of English language dictionary-making from the first monolingual English dictionary to the current day.