Cover

Half-title page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

Part I Toward a Taxonomy of Cross„-Linguistic„ Lexical Differences

2 Lexical anisomorphism in linguistic and philosophical approaches

2.1 Older Western intellectual history

2.2 Ordinary language philosophy

2.3 Cross„-cultural„ linguistics

2.4 Meaning–text theory and systematic lexicography

2.5 Contrastive linguistics and linguistic typology

2.6 Traditional European lexicology

2.7 Metalexicography (including computational metalexicography)

2.8 Theory of translation and interpretation

2.9 Second language acquisition research

2.10 Summary

3 Cases of lexical anisomorphism

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Zero equivalence

3.3 Multiple equivalence

3.4 Partial equivalence

3.5 Relative frequency of CLA types

4 A taxonomy of cross„-linguistic„ lexical differences

4.1 Piecing it together

4.2 CLA and other forms of cross„-linguistic„ anisomorphism

4.3 CLA and natural semantic metalanguage (NSM) theory

Part II Lexicographical Considerations

5 Introduction

6 Zero equivalence

6.1 Legitimate strategies

6.2 Divergences

7 Multiple equivalence

7.1 Legitimate strategies

7.2 Divergences

8 Partial equivalence

8.1 Legitimate strategies

8.2 Divergences

9 Lexical anisomorphism in machine„-readable„ dictionaries

10 Lexicographic considerations: summary

11 Outlook

References

Index