Modern Lexicography P

This is an account of how such dictionaries are made, how they are used, and the issues and problems that face their writers and editors. The author gives a con... » 

This is an account of how such dictionaries are made, how they are used, and the issues and problems that face their writers and editors. The author gives a concise history of the general-purpose dictionary, describing both the main approaches to dictionary making and the main kinds of dictionary. «