{"product_id":"a-sociolinguistic-history-of-british-english-lexicography-9781032024684","title":"A Sociolinguistic History of British English","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 the development of English lexicography to changes in English, accomplishments in English linguistics, social and cultural progress, and advances in science and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt unfolds a vivid, coherent and complete picture of how English dictionary-making develops from its archetype to the prescriptive, the historical, the descriptive and finally to the cognitive model, how it interrelates to the course of the development of a nation''s culture and the historical growth of its lexicographical culture, as well as how En\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One The Latin roots in English dictionaries and the inception of English lexicographical culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two The early development of English bilingual lexicography and its deviation from Latin traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three The bourgeoning of English monolingual dictionary paradigm and the extension of bilingual dictionary traditions in the 17th century \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four The termination of hard-word traditions in English lexicography and its pursuit of prescriptivism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five The European philological traditions and the creation of the diachronic dictionary paradigm in the 19th century \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six The transformation of lexicographical traditions and the prosperity of British English lexicography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven English lexicography–accomplishments, developments and prospects \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor References \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMajor referenced websites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex of Lexicographers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018799513943,"sku":"9781032024684","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032024684.jpg?v=1750778189","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-sociolinguistic-history-of-british-english-lexicography-9781032024684","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}