English Dictionaries as Cultural Mines.

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Dictionaries are mines whose word-gems encapsulate centuries of language history and cultural traditions; they are store-houses of meanings and uses, 'lamp genies' to be set free at the very moment readers set their eyes on their entries. This book is an attempt to free such lamp genies, b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Facchinetti, Roberta
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
Temas:
Encyclopedias and dictionaries > History and criticism.
Lexicography.
Lexicographie.
Dictionaries.
Linguistics.
Cultural studies.
REFERENCE > Encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Lexicography
Lexikografie
Englisch
Lexicography > English.
Language and culture.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Dictionaries are mines whose word-gems encapsulate centuries of language history and cultural traditions; they are store-houses of meanings and uses, 'lamp genies' to be set free at the very moment readers set their eyes on their entries. This book is an attempt to free such lamp genies, by discussing the role of dictionaries in the identification and expression of cultural aspects in language, Other special reference to English. As such, its eleven chapters have been arranged to focus on gen ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (270 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781443843065
1443843067

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