A history of the Chambers Dictionary
by Kamiński, Mariusz, (filolog)
fromLexicographica
A history of the Chambers dictionary
by Kamiński, Mariusz, (Mariusz Piotr)
fromLexicographica
So far there have been few attempts at a systematic study of the history of popular dictionaries. A dictionary like Chambers deserves special attention because of its long tradition that goes back to the nineteenth century. This book traces the development of the Chambers Dictio…
Until now, there has been little research into the use of online dictionaries despite expanding markets: both academic and commercial lexicography increasingly focus on online products while sales figures for printed dictionaries decline. This created a demand for reliable empir…
Das »Wörterbuch zum jiddischen Lehnwortschatz in den deutschen Dialekten« behandelt den jahrhundertelang andauernden Sprachenkontakt zwischen dem Westjiddischen und dem Deutschen, der sich besonders stark in der gesprochenen Sprache niedergeschlagen hat und jetzt der Vergangenhe…