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Section I: Lexicography in practice and theory: The lexicographic scene ; Mapping lexicography ; Lexicography as a many-sided activity ; Lexicography as practice ; Dictionary making ; The lexicographic process(es) ; Compilation in action: the DoL: (1998) ; Lexicography as theory ; Compiler, user, teacher, researcher ; From metalexicography to reference science ; Lexicography and applied linguistics ; Diversification and globalization -- Section II: Perspectives on Dictionary research; Historical and critical perspectives ; Dictionary history ; Seven perspectives on dictionary history ; Dictionary criticism ; Six perspectives on dictionary criticism ; Structural and typological perspectives ; Dictionary structure ; Six perspectives on dictionary structure ; Dictionary typology ; Towards a typology of the pedagogical dictionary ; The user perspective ; The dictionary user - an unknown quantity? ; Six perspectives on dictionary use ; Limitations of research on dictionary use -- Section III: Issues, methods and case studies ; Issues in dictionary research ; Issues raised in earlier chapters ; Other desiderate ; An inventory of issues ; Methods in dictionary research ; Method and methodology ; Methodology in dictionary research ; Methodological plurality, with special reference to user studies ; Dictionary research as an interdisciplinary subject ; Case studies ; The case study approach in dictionary research ; Ten case studies ; Section IV: Resources ; Information sources, including web sites ; Glossary of terms in lexicography and dictionary research ; Bibliography ; Cited dictionaries ; Other references ; Index

Este libro explica la relación entre la práctica lexicográfica y la teoría, con especial referencia a las perspectivas del diccionario de la historia, la crítica, la tipología, estructura y uso. En particular, examina el uso y la pertinencia de los diccionarios de aprendizaje de una segunda lengua. La sección final del libro, contiene una variedad de recursos útiles, incluidos los relacionados con sitios de Internet, un glosario de términos y una bibliografía de los diccionarios citados