Abstract
This chapter discusses the history of lexicography in the Khmer language, the problems involved in compiling a Khmer–English dictionary, and specifically those encountered during the preparation of two recent Khmer dictionaries. Among the topics that are discussed are problems of lexical sources, alphabetization, spelling, pronunciation, definition, transliteration, usage, cross-referencing, etymology, and examples. Finally some suggestions about the future for Khmer lexicography are also presented. This chapter is not intended to be an exhaustive treatment of all Khmer dictionaries. Only the major dictionaries from Khmer into a foreign language will be treated herein.
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Headley, R.K. (2015). The lexicography of Khmer. In: Hanks, P., de Schryver, GM. (eds) International Handbook of Modern Lexis and Lexicography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45369-4_81-1
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