The problem of definition has a long history and has engaged the minds of some of the most eminent thinkers in the Western tradition, from Plato and Aristotle onwards. But it is also an everyday problem constantly confronting all who have to draft or interpret the countless texts on which modern society depends. Definition in Theory and Practice focuses on two areas where difficulties arise in a particularly acute form: lexicography and the law. Examining a wide range of approaches and definitional techniques, backed up by detailed analyses of dictionary entries and court cases, the authors provide a comprehensive survey of their subject. They argue that what underlies the problem of definition are conflicting assumptions about the way language functions. This in-depth study of definition will be of interest to academics researching lexicography, semantics and the intersection of linguistics and jurisprudence.
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Title mention in an article by Roy Harris in the Times Higher Education Supplement in January 2008
"I would recommend this book"
Journal of sociolinguistics, 13/3, 2009
Journal of sociolinguistics, 13/3, 2009
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Briefly reviewed in the Year's work in English Studies journal, vol 89, No. 1
"I would recommend this book"
Journal of sociolinguistics, 13/3, 2009
Journal of sociolinguistics, 13/3, 2009
Briefly reviewed in the Year’s work in English Studies journal, vol 89, No. 1
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Roy Harris is Emeritus Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK.
Christopher Hutton is Head of the English Department at the
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