Michael Adams is Provost Professor of English at Indiana University. His books include Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon; From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages; and In Praise of Profanity. Fred W. Householder, Jr., was a professor in the Department of Linguistics at Indiana University. He served as president of the Linguistic Society of America and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sol Saporta was a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington. His books include Society, Language, and the University: From Lenny Bruce to Noam Chomsky.

• PrefacePart One: Introduction1. A Conference, a Book, and Their Context2. Contents3. Reception4. Text5. Contributors6. NotesPart Two: Problems in Lexicography1. The Preparation of Dictionaries I: Theoretical ConsiderationsA Typological Classification of Dictionaries on the Basis of Distinctive Features, by Yakov MalkielLexicographical Definition in Descriptive Semantics, by Uriel WeinreichWhat Belongs in the Bilingual Dictionary?, by Mary HaasSome Notes on Bilingual Lexicography, by Richard S. Harrell and Ann M. DriscollRecommendations on the Selection of Entries for a Bilingual Dictionary, by Donald C. SwansonComments, by Dean Stoddard Worth2. Structural Linguistics and the Preparation of DictionariesThe Relation of Lexicon and Grammar, by H. A. Gleason, Jr.Lexicography and Grammar, by Henry M. HoenigswaldStructural Linguistics and Bilingual Dictionaries, by Kemp MaloneLexicographical Treatment of Folk Taxonomies, by Harold C. ConklinComments, by James Sledd3. The Preparation of Dictionaries II: Practical ConsiderationsSelection and Presentation of Ready Equivalents in a Translation Dictionary, by Samuel E. MartinProblems in Editing Commercial Monolingual Dictionaries, by C. L. BarnhartUse and Preparation of Specialized Glossaries, by Meredith F. Burrill and Edwin Bonsack, Jr.Meaning Discrimination in Bilingual Dictionaries, by James E. IannucciThe Labeling of National and Regional Variation in Popular Dictionaries, by Allen Walker ReadComments, by William Gedney4. Lexicographical Problems in Specific LanguagesLexicographical Problems in Pashto, by O. L. Chavarría-Aguilar and Herbert PenzlProblems in Modern Greek Lexicography, by Henry and Renée KahaneProblems of Turkish Lexicography, by Andreas TietzeComments, by William S. Cornyn5. AppendicesSummary Report, by Fred D. HouseholderProgram of the ConferenceParticipants in the ConferenceReferencesIndex