Table of Contents

Introduction, Working Methods Used in this Dictionary, A-Z

About the Author

R.R.K. Hartmann is Director of the Dictionary Research Centre at the University of Exeter.
Gregory James is Director of the Language Centre at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Reviews

'The publication of this reference work is a landmark event in the history of lexicography ... Hartmann and James' unique methodological approach and extreme informativity have made this a veritable user-friendly survey of a fascinatingly dynamic "professional activity and academic field"', - Language Today

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