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\nLONDON AND NEW YORK  \nFirst published 1988 by Pearson Education Limited  \nThis edition published 2013 by Routledge  \n2 Park Square,Milton Park,Abingdon,Oxon OX144RN711 Third Avenue,New York,NY 10017,USA  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor&Francis Group,an informa business  \nCopyright ◎1988,Taylor &Francis.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reprinted orreproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,mechanical,or other means,now known or hereafter invented,including photocopying and recording,or in any informationstorage or retrieval system,without permission in writing fromthe publishers.  \nNotices  \nKnowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing.As new research and experience broaden our understanding,changes in research methods,professional practicesor medicaltreatment may become necessary.  \nPractitioners and researchers must always rely on their ownexperience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information,methods,compounds,or experiments described herein.In usingsuch information or methods they should be mindful of their ownsafety and the safety of others,including parties for whom they havea professional responsibility.  \nTo the fullest extent of the law,neither the Publisher nor theauthors,contributors,or editors,assume any liability for any injuryand/or damage to persons or property as a matter of productsiability,negligence or otherwise,or from any use or operation ofany methods,products,instructions,orideas contained in thematerial herein.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nJackson,Howard  \nWords and their meaning.-(Learningabout language).  \n1.Semantics  \nI.Title IISeries  \n412  \nP325  \nISBN 978-0-582-29154-6(pbk)  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data  \nJackson,Howard,1945-  \nWords and their meaning.  \n(Learning about.language)Bibliography:p.Includes index  \n1.English language—-Semantics.  2.Englishlanguage—Lexicography.I.Title II.Series.PE1585.J331988   41287-3070ISBN 0-582-29154-2(pbk.)  \nContents  \nPreface vii  \nChapter 1 What is a Word?1  \nWritten and spoken words 2Word-forms 6Lexemes 9  \nMulti-word lexemes 11  \nLexical and grammatical words 15Exercises 17  \nChapter 2 Where Did English Words ComeFrom?19  \nOrigins 19  \nAnglo-Saxon words 22Borrowed words 24Making new words 29Exercises 33  \nChapter 3 Dictionaries:the Repositories ofWords 35  \nOrganisation and structure 36Spelling and meaning 40Ancillary information 43Exercises 48  \nChapter 4 Words and the World 49  \nLanguage and experience 50Denotation and connotation 58Denotation and definition 61Exercises 62  \niv Contents  \nChapter 5 Words and Words 64  \nSynonymy 65Antonymy 74  \nSense relations and definitions 76Exercises 77  \nChapter 6 Analysing Word Meanings 79  \nComponential analysis 80Types of component 83Applicability 89  \nComponents and definitions 93Exercises 94  \nChapter 7 Meaning from Combinations 96  \nCollocational meaning 96  \nDiscovering collocational patterns 99Fixed expressions 103  \nCollocation and idiom in the dictionary 108Exercises 110  \nChapter 8 Why Dictionaries?111  \nBefore Johnson 111Samuel Johnson 114  \nThe New English Dictionary 118Exercises 125  \nChapter 9 How to Define a Word 126  \nEstablishing separate meanings 127Methods of defining 131  \nDefining different word-classes 136Beyond definition 139Exercises 141  \nChapter 10 More than Meaning 142  \nGrammatical words 143Word-class 145Inflections 148  \nDialect and time 150Formality and status 152Domain 153  \nQuotations and examples 155Exercises 156  \nChapter 11 Different Dictionaries 157  \nA commercial product 157General-purpose dictionaries 159Specialist dictionaries 165  \nThe lexicographer and the market-place 171Exercises 172  \nChapter 12 Especially for the Learner 174  \nWhat is different about learners'dictionaries?174What's in a learner's dictionary?177Pronunciation and syntax 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Collocational meaning\n## Discovering collocational patterns\n## Fixed expressions\n## Collocation and idiom in the dictionary\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 8 Why Dictionaries?\n## Before Johnson\n## Samuel Johnson\n## The New English Dictionary\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 9 How to Define a Word\n## Establishing separate meanings\n## Methods of defining\n## Defining different word-classes\n## Beyond definition\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 10 More than Meaning\n## Grammatical words\n## Word-class\n## Inflections\n## Dialect and time\n## Formality and status\n## Domain\n## Quotations and examples\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 11 Different Dictionaries\n## A commercial product\n## General-purpose dictionaries\n## Specialist dictionaries\n## The lexicographer and the market-place\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 12 Especially for the Learner\n## What is different about learners' dictionaries?\n## What's in a learner's dictionary?\n## Pronunciation and syntax\n## Definitions and examples\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 13 Who Uses a Dictionary for What?\n## Use of learners' dictionaries\n## Have the lexicographers got it wrong?\n## Views of the dictionary\n## How dictionaries view themselves\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 14 Not Alphabetical\n## Disadvantages of alphabetical ordering\n## Lexical/semantic fields\n## Non-alphabetical dictionaries\n## Thematic lexicography\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 15 The Craft of Lexicography\n## Amassing the data\n## Selection and presentation\n## Dealing with meaning\n## Using a computer\n## Exercises\n# Chapter 16 Lexicology, Lexicography and Semantics\n## Defining terms\n## Lexicology\n## Semantics\n## Lexicography\n## Exercises\n# Key to Exercises\n# Further Reading\n# Works Referred to\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What tasks are students expected to do while reading the book?\",\"answer\":\"Each chapter is written as both a workbook and a textbook. 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