Lexicography

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.

Based on data from a wide range of languages, the book discusses the ways in which case interacts with meaning.

A landmark survey of Turkic by a leading expert, covering structural, functional, historical, sociolinguistic, and literary aspects.

A landmark survey of Turkic by a leading expert, covering structural, functional, historical, sociolinguistic, and literary aspects.

By de-anonymizing the key text on Mediterranean Lingua Franca, the book opens unexpected new areas for linguistic and historical research.

By de-anonymizing the key text on Mediterranean Lingua Franca, the book opens unexpected new areas for linguistic and historical research.

Antonyms in Mind and Brain presents a multi-method empirical investigation of opposition with a particular focus on the processing of opposite pairs and their representation in the mental lexicon.

Antonyms in Mind and Brain presents a multi-method empirical investigation of opposition with a particular focus on the processing of opposite pairs and their representation in the mental lexicon.

This edited volume provides a single coherent overview of vocabulary teaching and learning in relation to each of the four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking).

This edited volume provides a single coherent overview of vocabulary teaching and learning in relation to each of the four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking).

An ideal way to start children on an exciting, creative adventure towards global understanding!

On the premise that words have the power to make worlds, each essay in this book follows a word as it travels around the globe and across time.

This beautifully illustrated guide delves deep into the meaning and significance of different tattoo symbols, exploring the rich cultural history around the world of this widespread form of body art.

A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.