Bilingual Lexicography from a Communicative Perspective (Terminology and Lexicography Research and Practice)

By Heming Yong and Jing Peng

This stimulating new book, as the premier work introducing bilingual lexicography from a communicative perspective, is launched to represent original thinking and innovative theorization in the field of bilingual lexicography. It treats the bilingual dictionary as a system of intercultural communication and bilingual dictionary making as a dynamic process realized by sets of choices, characterizing the overall nature of the dictionary. It examines the dictionary and dictionary making by using a model of lexicography which stresses the three-way relationship of compiler , dictionary context and user and incorporates them into a unified coherent framework. Throughout the study, special focus is on English and Chinese bilingual lexicography. It will serve not only as a valuable guide to those interested in dictionary compilation and theoretical inquiries but also as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in bilingual lexicography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027223335
• ISBN13: 9789027223333
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.5" x 6.8"