Lexicography and Language Variation

Contributions by Christina Katsikadeli Contributions by Volker Harm Contributions by Mechthild Habermann Contributions by Almut König Contributions by Yunlu Wan Contributions by Petra Storjohann Contributions by Eva Wittenberg Contributions by Alexander Geyken Contributions by Grit Nickel Contributions by Manuel Raaf Contributions by Adrien Barbaresi Contributions by Andreas Nolda Contributions by Alexander Werth Contributions by Karlheinz Mörth Contributions by Thomas Krefeld Contributions by Stephan Lücke Contributions by Philipp Stöckle Contributions by Sabine Wahl Edited by Philipp Stöckle Edited by Sabine Wahl

Book cover: Lexicography and Language Variation

Extent: 233 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Language & Linguistics

Series: Wiener Arbeiten zur Linguistik

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(October 2024)

ISBN: 9783847116950

6.34 x 9.33 inches

Price: $74.00

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Dictionary projects often compile large text corpora as the basis for writing dictionary articles. This volume explores the value of these corpora and articles in the study of language variation.


Lexicography is one of the oldest linguistic sub-disciplines and began to compile extensive corpora early on as the basis for dictionary work. Surprisingly, these corpora and the dictionary articles have not been used very frequently for the study of language variation, although most dictionaries do not only contain information about word meanings and grammar, but also on regional distribution or style level. This volume explores the value of lexicographical data in the study of language variation. The contributions focus on different types of dictionaries for different languages as well as on various linguistic research questions ranging from the dictionaries’ approach to loan words or morphology to practical issues regarding digital frameworks for lexicographic work.

  • Contributions by Christina Katsikadeli
  • Contributions by Volker Harm
  • Contributions by Mechthild Habermann
  • Contributions by Almut König
  • Contributions by Yunlu Wan
  • Contributions by Petra Storjohann
  • Contributions by Eva Wittenberg
  • Contributions by Alexander Geyken
  • Contributions by Grit Nickel
  • Contributions by Manuel Raaf
  • Contributions by Adrien Barbaresi
  • Contributions by Andreas Nolda
  • Contributions by Alexander Werth
  • Contributions by Karlheinz Mörth
  • Contributions by Thomas Krefeld
  • Contributions by Stephan Lücke
  • Contributions by Philipp Stöckle
  • Contributions by Sabine Wahl
  • Edited by Philipp Stöckle
  • Edited by Sabine Wahl