Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Types of bilingual dictionaries, their functions and users' needs -- 3. Primary and secondary sources of evidence in bilingual lexicography -- 4. Structural levels of bilingual dictionaries -- 5. Development of Latvian bilingual and multilingual lexicography -- 6. Analysis of structural levels of English-Latvian dictionaries -- 7. Guidelines for a model of a general ELD -- 8. Conclusions -- 9. Bibliography -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 6 -- Index -- Kopsavilkums -- Zusammenfassung
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive survey of the development of the English-Latvian lexicographic tradition considering the extra-linguistic factors which have influenced it. It studies the typical features of English-Latvian dictionaries at various structural levels, pinpoints the problematic aspects of the lexicographic tradition and offers theoretically grounded solutions for improving the quality of future English-Latvian dictionaries
