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  • Chapter 3 - Thesauri

  • from Part I - Types of Dictionaries
  • Edited by Edward Finegan, University of Southern California, Michael Adams, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary
    Published online:
    19 October 2024
    Print publication:
    31 October 2024, pp 50-71

  • Summary

    The chapter gives a brief history of thesauri and an overview of types of thesauri and the various ways they can be used to retrieve and discover synonyms, antonyms, hyponyms, and other types of related word. A case study of The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary explores the ways that a historical thesaurus (with its associated historical dictionary) can be used to analyse linguistic and social change. Throughout the chapter it is argued that thesauri and dictionaries are most effective when regarded as complementary and interconnected language resources, an integration which is being facilitated by the digital age.