Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Chapter One — Historical Introduction 2
6. Chapter Two — Modern Varieties of English 14
7. Chapter Three — The Phonemic Transcription of English 176
8. Chapter Four — Basic Principles of Lexicographic Definition 203
9. Chapter Five — Grammar in the Dictionary 228
10. Chapter Six — Lexical Combinability 252
11. Bibliography 263
12. Index 276