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