Lexicography

Lexicography is the study of lexicons, the art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries. Quotes I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven. Samuel Johnson, Preface to his Dictionary. Sir William Jones quotes the saying as proverbial in India ("deeds" for "sons"). Same used by Sir Thomas Bodley—Letter to his Librarian. (1604). In a certain sense lexicography may be considered a superior discipline to lexicology, for results are more important than intentions and the value of theoretical principles must be estimated according to results. Witold Doroszewski, Elements of lexicology and semiotics. Vol. 46. Mouton, 1973. p. 36-37 "Editing a dictionary isn’t like editing any other book or magazine," the professor pointed out. "It’s a peculiar world. You need extreme patience, a capacity for endless minutiae, a love of words bordering on obsession, and a broad enough outlook to stay sane. What makes you think there are any young people like that nowadays?" Shion Miura, The Great Passage. AmazonCrossing, 2017. p. 7 See also Words Linguistics External links lexicography Category:Language Category:Linguistics