The Main Variants of the English Language§ 1. General Characteristics of the English Language in Different Parts of the English-Speaking World....................... 200 § 2. Lexical Differences of Territorial Variants... 202 § 3. Some Points of History of the Territorial Variants and Lexical Interchange Between Them................................................... 205 Local Varieties in the British Isles and the USA § 4. Local Dialects in the British Isles................ 206 § 5. The Relationship Between the English National Language and British Local Dialects.................................... 207 § 6. Local Dialects in the USA.......................... 208 § 7. Summary and Conclusions.......................... 209 IX. FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH LEXICOGRAPHY Main Types of English Dictionaries § 1. Encyclopaedic and Linguistic Dictionaries.. 210 § 2. Classification of Linguistic Dictionaries... 211 § 3. Explanatory Dictionaries........................... 213 § 4. Translation Dictionaries............................... 213 § 5. Specialised Dictionaries............................. 214 Some Basic Problems of Dictionary-Compiling § 6. The Selection of Lexical Units for Inclusion 216 § 7. Arrangement of Entries............................ 218 § 8. Selection and Arrangement of Meanings..... 219 § 9. Definition of Meanings.............................. 220 § 10. Illustrative Examples................................. 221 § 11. Choice of Adequate Equivalents............... 222 § 12. Setting of the Entry,................................. 222 § 13. Structure of the Dictionary....................... 225 Learner’s Dictionaries and Some Problems of Their Compilation § 14. Main Characteristic Features of Learner’s Dictionaries 226 § 15. Classification of Learner’s Dictionaries.. 227 § 16. Selection of Entry Words.......................... 229 § 17. Presentation of Meanings........................ 230 § 18. Setting of the Entry.................................. 232 § 19. Summary and Conclusions.................... 233
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