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The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary

The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary - Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics

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Publisher's Synopsis

There is no such thing as 'the dictionary'. Rather, there are innumerable kinds of dictionaries that respond to their authors' aspirations and their users' needs. In each case, the negotiation among a dictionary's material, its authors, and its readers tells a rich cultural story. Bringing together cutting-edge research from an international team of experts, this interdisciplinary Handbook provides an all-encompassing account of dictionaries in context. Organized into five thematic parts, its chapters cover a multitude of topics such as types of dictionaries, the place of dictionaries in intellectual, cultural and book history, and dictionaries as material objects, as well as their visual design. It also explores the role of dictionaries in a select group of special fields where words especially matter (for instance, law), the business contexts in which dictionaries are made, and finally the future of dictionaries. There is no fuller or more compelling overview of dictionaries available today.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108836241
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 030.9
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 826
Weight: 1512g
Height: 177mm
Width: 252mm
Spine width: 53mm