Lexicography
study of the sum collection of all words in a language
Lexicography is the study of lexicons, the art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
Quotes
edit- I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven.
- Samuel Johnson, Preface to his Dictionary. Sir William Jones quotes the saying as proverbial in India ("deeds" for "sons"). Same used by Sir Thomas Bodley—Letter to his Librarian. (1604).
- In a certain sense lexicography may be considered a superior discipline to lexicology, for results are more important than intentions and the value of theoretical principles must be estimated according to results.
- Witold Doroszewski, Elements of lexicology and semiotics. Vol. 46. Mouton, 1973. p. 36-37
- "Editing a dictionary isn’t like editing any other book or magazine," the professor pointed out. "It’s a peculiar world. You need extreme patience, a capacity for endless minutiae, a love of words bordering on obsession, and a broad enough outlook to stay sane. What makes you think there are any young people like that nowadays?"
- Shion Miura, The Great Passage. AmazonCrossing, 2017. p. 7
