Metasprachliche Lexikographie

This two-part study sets out to characterize the aims, history, status and usefulness of linguistic dictionaries in German. The first part traces the growth of the need for linguistic codification, starting with the establishment of linguistics proper in the 19th century. It is from this development that the present range of offerings ultimately springs. The second part gives a comparative and critical analysis of all the dictionaries published between 1967 and 1990 with reference to a case example. The last section offers recommendations for the principles on which linguistic dictionaries should be based in future.

Zusammenfassung

"This is a challenging and timely work. Linguists should be very careful before burdening lexicographers with new word creations!"
In: The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies 2006