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Webs of words : new studies in historical lexicography / edited by John Considine.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historical lexicology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Webs of Words: New Studies in Historical Lexicology brings together ten papers on aspects of the history of words and vocabulary, which address aspects of Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English (including Caribbean varieties), German, Italian, Maori, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and other languages. In the first four essays, focussing on pre-1800 material, Karel Kucera and Martin Stluka's opening essay discusses the plotting of the relative historical frequency of common words, drawing on their wor...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; ABBREVIATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-58832-X
- 9786612588327
- 1-4438-2025-3
- OCLC:
- 827209236
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