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Jackson, Howard Thomas was born on September 19, 1945 in St. Albans, England. Son of Thomas Frederick Jackson and Ellen Archer.
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This work goes back to the sources of modern English words and studies the development of vocabulary over time. It examines what constitutes a word, with a discussion of words that look and sound the same, words that have several meanings, and "words" that are made up of more than one "word". As well as considering the borrowing of words from other languages throughout the history of English as a means of increasing the vocabulary, the book also outlines how English forms new words by exploiting the structure of existing words, through processes of derivation and compounding. The meaning of a word is composite of a number of relations: reference to external context, relations with other words of a similar or opposite meaning, collocational relations, and so on. The book grapples with the meaning problem, but then goes on to look at the contexts in which words are used and the purposes for which they are used, raising the question whether it is more sensible to talk about English "vocabularies" rather than English "vocabulary".
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This textbook is a systematic and accessible introduction to the lexicology of modern English. Lexicology is the branch of linguistics that studies all aspects of the vocabulary of a particular language. The book provides an account of the sources of modern English words and studies the development of vocabulary over time. It examines: What are words? Where do English words come from? How are words made up? How do words 'mean'? How are words used? How can words be investigated? This new edition of the best-selling textbook has been revised and updated throughout. A new chapter has been added, and chapters on dictionaries and corpus linguistics have been updated. Lists of exercises and figures, summaries of content at the beginning of each chapter, a revised list of suggestions for further reading, and a new glossary have been added. Words, Meaning and Vocabulary is an essential introduction to lexicology for undergraduate students.
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In this book, the development of the English dictionary is examined, along with the kinds of dictionary available, the range of information they contain, factors affecting their usage, and public attitudes towards them. As well as an descriptive analysis of word meaning, the author considers whether a thematic, thesaurus-like presentation might be more suited than the traditional alphabetical format to the description of words and their meaning.
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Jackson, Howard Thomas was born on September 19, 1945 in St. Albans, England. Son of Thomas Frederick Jackson and Ellen Archer.
Bachelor in German, King's College, London, 1970. Master of Arts in Linguistics, Reading University, England, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, Reading University, England, 1976.
Executive officer Civil Service, England, 1964—1966. Lecturer/senior lecturer Birmingham (England) Polytechnic, 1971—1992. Professor University Central England, since 1992.
Teaching quality assessor Higher Education Funding Council, England, 1994—1996. External examiner Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1994—1998. Visiting professor University Veszprem, Hungary, 1995.
(In this book, the development of the English dictionary i...)
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( This textbook is a systematic and accessible introducti...)
Member of Societas Linguisticae Europeae, Association Literature and Linguistic Computing, European Association Lexicography.
Married Hilary Jennifer Lamb, April 1, 1972. Children: Nathan, Kirsten, Lydia.