Bilingual Lexicography from a Communicative Perspective (Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice)
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: June 27, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9789027223333
Subjects: Language & Linguistics; Language Arts & Disciplines; Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books; Language; Multi-Language Dictionaries; Communication; Lexicography
Description: "This new book, as the premier work introducing bilingual lexicography from a communicative perspective, is launched to represent original thinking and innovative theorization in the field of bilingual lexicography. It treats the bilingual dictionary as a system of intercultural communication and bilingual dictionary making as a dynamic process realized by sets of choices, characterizing the overall nature of the dictionary. It examines the dictionary and dictionary making by using a model of lexicography which stresses the three-way relationship of compiler, dictionary context and user and incorporates them into a unified coherent framework. Throughout the study, special focus is on English and Chinese bilingual lexicography. It will serve not only as a valuable guide to those interested in dictionary compilation and theoretical inquiries but also as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in bilingual lexicography."--Jacket.