1 Dictionaries and the Dictionary 6
1.1 Definitions 6
Preface by Halliday F 9
王宗炎序 F 10
Preface by Chomsky F 13
沈家煊序 F 20
导读 F 23
1.2 Types of dictionaries 32
Preface to the Paperback Edition F 33
Abbreviations F 35
2 The Lexicographical Scene of English-Speaking Countries 42
2.1 Introduction 42
2.2 The lexicographical scene of the USA 44
2.3 The lexicographical scene of Great Britain 57
2.4 Other English-speaking countries 79
2.5 New trends and old traditions in English-language lexicography 83
3.1 Pre-history:the first dictionaries 92
3 The Historical Origins of the General-Purpose Dictionary 92
3.2 Monolingual dictionaries from the Renaissance to the twentieth century 93
4 General-Purpose Dictionaries and Society 107
4.1 The functions of the general-purpose dictionary 107
4.2 The popular image of the general-purpose dictionary 115
5 What are General-Purpose Dictionaries Really For? 140
5.1 The study of reference needs 140
5.2 The skills of the dictionary user 154
6.1 Lexicography and linguistics 169
6 The Linguistic Traditions of Lexicography 169
6.2 Lexicographical traditions 178
7 Whither Lexicography? 209
7.1 Lexicography and the study of idiomaticity 209
7.2 Word meaning and lexicography 225
7.3 Conclusion 237
Bibliography 239
Update on References,1994-2000 267
Index 269
文库索引 277