Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction
| Author | : Lynda Mugglestone |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2011-08-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199573790 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199573794 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (794 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction by : Lynda Mugglestone
Download or read book Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction written by Lynda Mugglestone and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone takes a look at how dictionaries are made, considering how they reflect the dominant social and cultural assumptions of the time in which they were written.
