The unmasking of English dictionaries / R. M. W. Dixon.

Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939-

Call Number	423.028
Author	Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939-, author.
Title	The unmasking of English dictionaries / R. M. W. Dixon.
Physical Description	1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2018).
Contents	Machine generated contents note: Prologue: the work in advance; 1. How the language is made up; 2. What a dictionary needs to do; 3. Semantic set: finish, cease, and stop; 4. Explaining hard words; 5. Putting everything in; 6. Semantic set: big and little, large and small; 7. Spreading wings; 8. Semantic organisation; 9. Semantic set: fast, quick, rapid, swift, slow, and speed; 10. No need to keep re-inventing the wheel; 11. The nineteenth century; 12. Semantic set: want, wish (for), and desire; 13. The role of grammar; 14. Standing still; 15. The way forward.
Summary	When we look up a word in a dictionary, we want to know not just its meaning but also its function and the circumstances under which it should be used in preference to words of similar meaning. Standard dictionaries do not address such matters, treating each word in isolation. R. M. W. Dixon puts forward a new approach to lexicography that involves grouping words into 'semantic sets', to describe what can and cannot be said, and providing explanations for this. He provides a critical survey of the evolution of English lexicography from the earliest times, showing how Samuel Johnson's classic treatment has been amended in only minor ways. Written in an easy and accessible style, the book focuses on the rampant plagiarism between lexicographers, on ways of comparing meanings of words, and on the need to link lexicon with grammar. Dixon tells an engrossing story that puts forward a vision for the future.
Subject	Semantics, Comparative History. English language History Dictionaries. LEXICOLOGY.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108377508

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Summary	When we look up a word in a dictionary, we want to know not just its meaning but also its function and the circumstances under which it should be used in preference to words of similar meaning. Standard dictionaries do not address such matters, treating each word in isolation. R. M. W. Dixon puts forward a new approach to lexicography that involves grouping words into 'semantic sets', to describe what can and cannot be said, and providing explanations for this. He provides a critical survey of the evolution of English lexicography from the earliest times, showing how Samuel Johnson's classic treatment has been amended in only minor ways. Written in an easy and accessible style, the book focuses on the rampant plagiarism between lexicographers, on ways of comparing meanings of words, and on the need to link lexicon with grammar. Dixon tells an engrossing story that puts forward a vision for the future.
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2018).
Contents	Machine generated contents note: Prologue: the work in advance; 1. How the language is made up; 2. What a dictionary needs to do; 3. Semantic set: finish, cease, and stop; 4. Explaining hard words; 5. Putting everything in; 6. Semantic set: big and little, large and small; 7. Spreading wings; 8. Semantic organisation; 9. Semantic set: fast, quick, rapid, swift, slow, and speed; 10. No need to keep re-inventing the wheel; 11. The nineteenth century; 12. Semantic set: want, wish (for), and desire; 13. The role of grammar; 14. Standing still; 15. The way forward.
Subject	Semantics, Comparative History. English language History Dictionaries. LEXICOLOGY.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108377508