English Lexicography

Chapter One Introduction
1．What is lexicography?
2．What is a dictionary?
3．What to learn in English lexicography
4．Why EFL students must study English lexicography
Chapter Two Types of English Dictionaries
1．Typology
2．Our typology
3．Functions of English dictionaries of different types
Chapter Three A History of General English Dic-tionaries
1．The developing stages
2．Trends of general English dictionaries
Chapter Four The Monumental Achievements
1．Johnson's Dictionary,an 18th century standard
2．Noah Webster's American Dictionary
3．OED,the most complete of English dictionaries
4．W3,the"masterpiece"of descriptivism
Chapter Five Content and Structure of General English Dictionaries
1．The front matter
2．The dictionary proper
3．The back matter
Chapter Six Describing the Form of the Word
1．Written forms
2．Spoken form:pronunciation
Chapter Seven Describing the Meaning of the Word
1．Description of meaning:general consideration
2．Defining methods
3．Principles of defining
4．Defining by part of speech
Chapter Eight Usage Indication
1．What is usage?
2．Traditions in usage indication
3．Devices used in usage indication
4．Using questionnaires before usage orientation
5．The inconsistency in labeling words
Chapter Nine Verbal and Pictorial Illustrations
1．Verbal illustrations
2．Pictorial illustrations
Chapter Ten Grammatical Information'Etymological Information
1．Grammatical information
2．Etymological information
Chapter Eleven Medium-sized General Dic-tionaries:British and American
1．The advantages of medium-sized dictionaries
2．Some best-known British medium-sized dictionaries
3．Some best-known American college dictionaries
4．Distinctive features of British medium-sized general dictionaries
5．Distinctive features of American medium-sized general dictionaries
Chapter Twelve EFL(ESL)Learner's Dictionaries
1．A general survey
2．Commonly shared features
3．Unique features of the"Big Four"
Chapter Thirteen Special Language Dictionaries
1．Pronouncing dictionaries
2．Etymological dictionaries
3．Synonym dictionaries
4．Dictionaries of idioms
5．Dictionaries of usage
6．Dictionaries of slang
7．Dictionaries of abbreviations
8．Dictionaries of neologisms
9．Other special language dictionaries
Chapter Fourteen Dictionary Making and Computer Use
1．Planning the dictionary
2．Writing the dictionary
3．Revising a dictionary
4．Computer uses in lexicography
English Dictionaries Coded
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