Lexicology - A Short Introduction (Hardcover)

This readable introductory textbook presents a concise survey of lexicology. The first section of the book is a survey of the study of words, providing students with an overview of basic issues in defining and understanding the word as a unit of language. This section also examines the history of lexicology, the evolution of dictionaries and recent developments in the field. The second section extends this study of lexicology into the relationship between words and meaning, etymology, prescription, language as social phenomenon and translation. "Lexicology: A Short Introduction" will be of interest to undergraduate students of linguistics.

General

Imprint:	Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	April 2007
Authors:	M.A.K. Halliday • Colin Yallop
Dimensions:	140 x 221 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	117
ISBN-13:	978-0-8264-9478-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography
LSN:	0-8264-9478-1
Barcode:	9780826494788

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