Lexicography — For the term in mathematics, see Lexicographical order. Lexicography is divided into two related disciplines: Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries. Theoretical lexicography is the scholarly… … Wikipedia
The Computer Contradictionary — by Stan Kelly Bootle is a so called laxicon of computer industry terms. It is an excellent example of cynical lexicography in the tradition of Ambrose Bierce s The Devil s Dictionary . It was originally published as The Devil s DP Dictionary , in … Wikipedia
dictionary — /dik sheuh ner ee/, n., pl. dictionaries. 1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in… … Universalium
Japanese dictionary — Japanese dictionaries have a history that began over 1300 years ago when Japanese Buddhist priests, who wanted to understand Chinese sutras, adapted Chinese character dictionaries. Present day Japanese lexicographers are exploring computerized… … Wikipedia
Lexicology — Not to be mistaken with lexicography. [http://cougar.eb.com/soundc11/l/lexico06.wav Lexicology] (from lexiko , in the Late Greek lexikon ) is that part of linguistics which studies words , their nature and meaning, words elements, relations… … Wikipedia
Encyclopedia — This article is about the type of reference work. For other uses, see Encyclopedia (disambiguation). Brockhaus Enzyklopädie in 1902 An encyclopedia (also spelled encyclopaedia or encyclopædia) is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a… … Wikipedia
John Simpson (lexicographer) — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = John Simpson caption = isch pseudonym = birthdate = birth date and age|1953|10|13|df=y birthplace = Cheltenham, Gloucestershire deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Lexicographer nationality = British… … Wikipedia
B. T. S. Atkins — Beryl T. ( Sue ) Atkins has been a professional lexicographer since 1966, first with Collins Publishers (now HarperCollins), where she was General Editor of the first modern English French dictionary, the Collins Robert English French Dictionary … Wikipedia
Lexikografie — Die Lexikografie oder Lexikographie (altgr. λεξικόν βιβλίον lexikón biblíon „das Wort betreffende Buch“ und grafie) beschäftigt sich mit dem Erstellen von Wörterbüchern. Das Erstellen eines Wörterbuches ist ein komplexer und meist langwieriger… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ISO/TC 37 — Title: Terminology and other language and content resourcesScope: Standardization of principles, methods and applications relating to terminology and other language and content resources in the contexts of multilingual communication and cultural… … Wikipedia
Lexikograf — Die Lexikografie oder Lexikographie (von griech.: lexikon (biblion) = Wörterbuch + graphein = schreiben) beschäftigt sich mit dem Erstellen von Wörterbüchern. Das Erstellen eines Wörterbuches ist ein komplexer und meist langwieriger Prozess. Bei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
