A Sociolinguistic History of British English Lexicography

by Heming Yong and Jing Peng

Book Overview

A Sociolinguistic History of British English Lexicography

traces the evolution of British English dictionaries from their earliest roots to the end of the 20th century by adopting both sociolinguistic and lexicographical perspectives. It attempts to break out of the limits of the dictionary-ontology paradigm and set British English dictionary-making and research against a broader background of socio-cultural observations, thus relating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032024674
• ISBN13: 9781032024677
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"