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Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books yet we knowremarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What dothey offer? How can we evaluate them?The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions andaddresses a wide range of issues the traditions of dictionarymaking the different types of dictionaries and other reference works such asthesaurus encyclopedia atlas and telephone directory the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other referenceprofessionals the standards of dictionary criticism and dictionary use.It is both a professional handbook and an easytouse reference work.This is the first time that the subject has been covered in such acomprehensive manner in the form of a reference book. All articles are selfcontained crossreferenced and uniformly structured. The whole is an uptodate and forwardlooking survey of lexicography. «