Reflections on lexicography
Subtitle: explorations in ancient Syriac, Hebrew, and Greek sources
By: edited by Richard A. Taylor [and] by Craig Morrison
Contributors: Taylor, Richard A.; Morrison, Craig E., 1958-
Series: Perspectives on Linguistics and Ancient Languages -- 4; Perspectives on linguistics and ancient languages -- 4.
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781463202293
Subjects: Syriac language; Congresses; Lexicography; Hebrew language; Greek language; Syrisch; Hebräisch; Griechisch; Lexikographie
Description: "Colloquia of the International Syriac Language Project. The essays collected in this volume probe various linguistic problems, analyze certain lexicographical methods, evaluate selected lexical tools currently available, and set forth descriptions and/or proposals for forthcoming lexical projects. The papers are organized into three groups, depending on their primary language orientation. The first group focuses on selected areas of lexicography for texts written in Classical Syriac. The second group deals with certain areas of semantics and lexicography for Biblical Hebrew. The third group treats aspects of lexical analysis for the Greek New Testament. The common thread that ties the essays together is a focus on lexicography"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.