{"product_id":"9780826494795","title":"Lexicology : A Short Introduction","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLexicology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): M.A.K. Halliday, Colin Yallop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis readable introductory textbook presents a concise survey of  lexicology. The first section of the book is a survey of the study of  words, providing students with an overview of basic issues in defining  and understanding the word as a unit of language. This section also  examines the history of lexicology, the evolution of dictionaries and  recent developments in the field. The second section extends this study  of lexicology into the relationship between words and meaning,  etymology, prescription, language as social phenomenon and translation. \u003ci\u003eLexicology: A Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to undergraduate  students of linguistics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780826494795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40660333265102,"sku":"9780826494795","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780826494795","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}