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Robert Lew
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Geraint Rees
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IJL is concerned with all aspects of lexicography, including issues of design, compilation and use, and with dictionaries of all languages, though the chief focus is on dictionaries of the major European languages.
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Ranked 144/968 in Language and Linguistics in SCOPUS
International Journal of Lexicography has a CiteScore of 2.1 which is ranked 144/968 in Language and Linguistics in the SCOPUS database. Find out more about the full scope of the journal.
Special Issue: Lexicographic Neology and Neological Lexicography
Explore the 2021 special issue bringing together a selection of original research articles as well as book reviews on the topic of Lexicographic Neology and Neological Lexicography.
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Special Issue: New Words and Linguistic Purism
From attitudes to anglicisms to German neologisms, explore the 2020 special issue on New Words and Linguistic Purism.
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