From Glosses to Dictionaries - The Beginnings of Lexicography (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

This book presents-through a series of nine high quality essays by international scholars-the beginnings of the lexicographic tradition and the appearance of the first mono- and multilingual dictionaries in various language areas across the world, paying particular attention to their dependence on glosses and glossaries.The contributions analyze, on the basis of significant case studies, how dictionaries first emerged in a wide spectrum of cultures, ranging from Greek Antiquity to 9th-century Japan, from Medieval Britain to 15th-century Poland. In this way, the book highlights both similarities and differences among these traditions, and allows a global and comparative approach to the history of lexicography in its earliest phases, a topic which, up until now, has usually been studied only within single languages and cultures.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2019
Editors:	Chiara Benati • Claudia Handl
Dimensions:	212 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	223
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-5275-3809-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Dictionaries > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5275-3809-5
Barcode:	9781527538092

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