Bibliograph

Dictionaries, a very short introduction, Lynda Mugglestone

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Dictionaries, a very short introduction, Lynda Mugglestone

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-136) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dictionaries

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

709682866

Responsibility statement

Lynda Mugglestone

Series statement

Very short introductions, 281

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

Here, Lynda Mugglestone shows that there is much more to a dictionary than just lists of words and meanings. Exploring common beliefs about dictionaries, providing glimpses of dictionary makers at work, and confronting the problems of how a word is defined, this Very Short Introduction shows how dictionaries are made and how they reflect the society and culture in which they were written. --Book Jacket

Table Of Contents

Identity -- History -- Craft -- Authority -- Truth -- Last words

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