Teaching and Researching Lexicography

<p>Who compiles dictionaries and other reference works? Which are used by whom? How do they achieve their purpose?<br><br>Lexicography is a very important subject and the product of lexicography the Dictionary is a valuable resource in language learning.<br><br><em>Teaching and Researching Lexicography</em> explains the relations between lexicographic practice (dictionary-making) and theory (dictionary research) with special reference to the perspectives of:</p><ul> <li>dictionary history </li> <p> </p> <li>dictionary criticism </li> <p> </p> <li>dictionary typology</li> <p> </p> <li>dictionary structure</li> <p> </p> <li>dictionary use</li> </ul><p>The final section of the book contains a variety of useful resources including relevant related websites a glossary of terms and a bibliography of cited dictionaries. This section can also be found on the Teaching and Researching Lexicography companion web-site.<br><br>Written in a highly accessible style Teaching and Researching Lexicography provides the most comprehensive up-to-date and international coverage of this field in English and will be of great interest to lexicographers language teachers and applied linguists.</p>