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Chapter 3 - Thesauri

from Part I - Types of Dictionaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2024

By
Kate Wild
Edited by
Edward Finegan  and
Michael Adams
Edward Finegan
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Michael Adams
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
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Summary

The chapter gives a brief history of thesauri and an overview of types of thesauri and the various ways they can be used to retrieve and discover synonyms, antonyms, hyponyms, and other types of related word. A case study of The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary explores the ways that a historical thesaurus (with its associated historical dictionary) can be used to analyse linguistic and social change. Throughout the chapter it is argued that thesauri and dictionaries are most effective when regarded as complementary and interconnected language resources, an integration which is being facilitated by the digital age.

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thesaurionomasiological dictionariessynonym dictionariessemantic relationsHistorical Thesaurus of OED
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary , pp. 50 - 71
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Thesauri
  • Edited by Edward Finegan, University of Southern California, Michael Adams, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary
  • Online publication: 19 October 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108864435.004
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  • Thesauri
  • Edited by Edward Finegan, University of Southern California, Michael Adams, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108864435.004
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  • Thesauri
  • Edited by Edward Finegan, University of Southern California, Michael Adams, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary
  • Online publication: 19 October 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108864435.004
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