This book of a modest 228 pages touches on many more lexicographical matters than might be expected.Grouped under three parts, its fifteen chapters discuss the principles, methods and uses of diction-aries in strictly...This book of a modest 228 pages touches on many more lexicographical matters than might be expected.Grouped under three parts, its fifteen chapters discuss the principles, methods and uses of diction-aries in strictly modern terms and in a controlled and spare style. The editor ought to be congratulated forthe strictest economy of presentation in a work which could have easily expanded into a bulky volume. Anaccount of English dictionaries from the beginnings to the OED, by Professor Osselton (Leiden), is in展开更多
The interlocutors:Dr. R. R. Hartman?: Director of the Language Centre and Dictionary Research Centre at University of Exeter, U. K., Secretary of the European Association for Lexicography.Chen Kai: Leturer in the Fore...The interlocutors:Dr. R. R. Hartman?: Director of the Language Centre and Dictionary Research Centre at University of Exeter, U. K., Secretary of the European Association for Lexicography.Chen Kai: Leturer in the Foreign Language Department of Fujian Teachers’ University, Hono- rary Research Assistant at Exeter University.展开更多
As the rapid development of human society, thousands of new words are coined in English language every day by applying the word-formation devices to express new ideas. Lexicographers need to decide how to face the pro...As the rapid development of human society, thousands of new words are coined in English language every day by applying the word-formation devices to express new ideas. Lexicographers need to decide how to face the problem of neologism as to how many of the new words should be included in the dictionary. In this essay, three new words concerning environmental issue will subject to analysis with Corpus of Contemporary American English(COCA) and the FUDGE Factors in order to predict new words' future success.展开更多
文摘This book of a modest 228 pages touches on many more lexicographical matters than might be expected.Grouped under three parts, its fifteen chapters discuss the principles, methods and uses of diction-aries in strictly modern terms and in a controlled and spare style. The editor ought to be congratulated forthe strictest economy of presentation in a work which could have easily expanded into a bulky volume. Anaccount of English dictionaries from the beginnings to the OED, by Professor Osselton (Leiden), is in
文摘The interlocutors:Dr. R. R. Hartman?: Director of the Language Centre and Dictionary Research Centre at University of Exeter, U. K., Secretary of the European Association for Lexicography.Chen Kai: Leturer in the Foreign Language Department of Fujian Teachers’ University, Hono- rary Research Assistant at Exeter University.
文摘As the rapid development of human society, thousands of new words are coined in English language every day by applying the word-formation devices to express new ideas. Lexicographers need to decide how to face the problem of neologism as to how many of the new words should be included in the dictionary. In this essay, three new words concerning environmental issue will subject to analysis with Corpus of Contemporary American English(COCA) and the FUDGE Factors in order to predict new words' future success.
