New Trends in Lexicography: Ways of Registrating and Describing Lexis
Editor: Olga Karpova and Faina Kartashkova
Date Of Publication: Apr 2010
Isbn13: 978-1-4438-1945-9
Isbn: 1-4438-1945-X
The present book contains a collection of works developing new trends in theoretical and practical lexicography devoted to manifold description of lexis. All papers are divided into two main sections: Part I, Systemic and Cross-cultural Relations of Words in the Dictionary, presents analysis of cultural issues and phraseology with special reference to English dictionaries for general- and specific-purposes. The main focus is given to the principles of lexicographic presentation of non-equivalent lexis, idioms, clichés, nominations of non-verbal behaviour and proper names of people in bilingual and monolingual dictionaries. Part II, entitled Specialized Dictionaries: Traditions and Innovations, deals with peculiarities of Author Lexicography, Learners lexicography, LSP dictionaries, dictionaries of English verbs, and varieties of the English language in its synchronic and diachronic aspects.

This book is based on plenary presentations of the VIIIth school on Lexicography “Synchronic and Diachronic Lexicography: A New Age of Theory and Practice” (Ivanovo State University, September 10–12, 2009) and continues the series of monographs devoted to theoretical and practical problems of modern and historical lexicography: Essays on Lexicon, Lexicography, Terminography in Russian, American and Other Cultures (2007) and Lexicography and Terminology: A Worldwide Outlook (2009) published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Olga Karpova, Doctor of Philology, Head of English Department, Ivanovo State University, member of EURALEX (with 2 Verbatim Awards 1993, 1997); Historical Lexicography Society (UK); Russian Association of Applied Linguistics, National Association for the Teachers of English Russia. She defended two dissertations on English Writers Dictionaries (1978) and Shakespeare lexicography (1991) at Leningrad State University, worked in lexicographic centers in England (grant from the British Academy) and Norway (Norwegian Research Council); has Eugen Wüster Special Award (UNESCO).

Faina Kartashkova, Doctor of Philology, Professor of English Department, Ivanovo State University, a member of International Association of Cognitive Research. She defended two dissertations on Functioning of Synsemantic Nouns in the Text (Leningrad State University, 1980) and Indirect Nomination in English Speech (St. Petersburg State University, 2001).

“This book is a significant contribution to lexicographical and terminographical research traced through detailed criticism of existing general- and special-purpose dictionaries in different languages. The scope of topics discussed is rather wide and at the same time focuses on English, Russian, and other groups of dictionaries having rich experience in national lexicographies. Authors’ contribution to modern studies is great and noticeable.”

—Professor Konstatin Ya. Averbukh, Russian State Social University, Moscow

“The book is a set of papers devoted to burning problems of European and world Lexicography. Theoretical and practical problems of dictionary making as well as reviews of learners dictionaries, quotations and LSP reference resources give modern users reliable user guides in modern world of current lexicography. Based on plenary lectures of the VIIIth International School on Lexicography “Synchronic and Diachronic Lexicography: A New Age of Theory and Practice” (Ivanovo, September 10-12, 2009), the book offers new research results which are valuable for modern users and lexicographers involved in compiling dictionaries for general- and special-purposes.”

—Professor Dmitriy O. Dobrovolsky, Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Russian Language, Moscow

“This book based on plenary presentations of famous Russian and foreign scholars at the VIIIth International School on Lexicography “Synchronic and Diachronic Lexicography: A New Age of Theory and Practice” describes the results of theoretical and practical research in modern and historical lexicography. The reader is offered description of new dictionary projects of new types of dictionaries along with comprehensive reviews of traditions and innovations in lexicography of different age that is of great importance nowadays.”

—Rector of Vladimir Humanitarian University, Professor Victor T. Maligin,

“This book is the 3rd one in the series of books devoted to theoretical and practical lexicography which were presented by the authors at the VIIIth International School on Lexicography “Synchronic and Diachronic Lexicography: A New Age of Theory and Practice” (Ivanovo, September 2009).

Its significance both for participants and theoreticians in the field of lexicography is evident, because the most recent observations and results of current research are presented here. Both parts of the book (Part I “Systemic and Cross-cultural Relations of Words in the Dictionary” and Part II “Specialized Dictionaries: Traditions and Innovations”) contain discussion and description of mega-, macro- and microstructure of authors, learners, dialect and other dictionaries which have not received the full research in the world of lexicography. This book is a noticeable contribution into investigation of different types of dictionaries.”

—Doctor Liudmila A. Devel, St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg

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