Problems of Language Norms in Lexicography in Modern English
Introduction
1. Theoretical lexicography, its aims, problems and function 5-10
1. The concept of “lexicography”. Aims and functions of lexicography. 5-6
1.2 Problems of lexicography. 7-10
2. Language norm and connection between lexicology and lexicography 11-16
2.1 Problems of language norms. 11-13
2.2 Analysis of the normative norms of dictionary entries. 14-16
Conclusion
Bibliography
Introduction
The course paper is devoted to functioning of concept "Language difficulties" in the theory of language norm in lexicography. Since 50th of XX century began the mass edition of practical manuals, short dictionaries, reference books and popular scientific editions concentrated on private and general problems of the language norms. By now there are more than 100 orthological dictionaries, and almost half of them have such problems as “language difficulties”. Though, that is an obvious thing that all these editions give coverage to problems of language norms, in scientific and methodological linguistic publications dedicated to problems of language normalization and codification and language norm variation, the item “language difficulties” are not discussed at all. Furthermore, in introductorial articles of these dictionaries authors always avoid of using such words as “difficulties”, “difficult” (sometimes they substitute them with term “complex”) and don’t give detailed interpretation of these difficulties or problems.
In other words scientists consider the meaning “language difficulties” to be obvious and not worth to be investigated in a special way. So this problem is still unsolved by now and demands more investigation in linguistic as well in lexicography. Meanwhile,
1. Theoretical lexicography, its aims, problems and function 5-10
1. The concept of “lexicography”. Aims and functions of lexicography. 5-6
1.2 Problems of lexicography. 7-10
2. Language norm and connection between lexicology and lexicography 11-16
2.1 Problems of language norms. 11-13
2.2 Analysis of the normative norms of dictionary entries. 14-16
Conclusion
Bibliography
Introduction
The course paper is devoted to functioning of concept "Language difficulties" in the theory of language norm in lexicography. Since 50th of XX century began the mass edition of practical manuals, short dictionaries, reference books and popular scientific editions concentrated on private and general problems of the language norms. By now there are more than 100 orthological dictionaries, and almost half of them have such problems as “language difficulties”. Though, that is an obvious thing that all these editions give coverage to problems of language norms, in scientific and methodological linguistic publications dedicated to problems of language normalization and codification and language norm variation, the item “language difficulties” are not discussed at all. Furthermore, in introductorial articles of these dictionaries authors always avoid of using such words as “difficulties”, “difficult” (sometimes they substitute them with term “complex”) and don’t give detailed interpretation of these difficulties or problems.
In other words scientists consider the meaning “language difficulties” to be obvious and not worth to be investigated in a special way. So this problem is still unsolved by now and demands more investigation in linguistic as well in lexicography. Meanwhile,
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