Lexicology :: a short introduction /

This readable introductory textbook presents a concise survey of lexicology. The first section of the book is a survey of the study of words, providing students with an overview of basic issues in defining and understanding the word as a unit of language. This section also examines the history of le...

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Main Author: Halliday, M. A. K. (Michael Alexander Kirkwood), 1925-2018
Other Authors: Yallop, Colin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2007.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This readable introductory textbook presents a concise survey of lexicology. The first section of the book is a survey of the study of words, providing students with an overview of basic issues in defining and understanding the word as a unit of language. This section also examines the history of lexicology, the evolution of dictionaries and recent developments in the field. The second section extends this study of lexicology into the relationship between words and meaning, etymology, prescription, language as social phenomenon and translation. "Lexicology: A Short Introduction" will.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 117 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-114) and index.
ISBN:9781441150547
1441150544
9786613206213
6613206210
1283206218
9781283206211

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