Lexicography with TEX

At the Institute of Lexicography at the University of Iceland, 7l$jX is used for the typesetting of dictionaries. Currently we are in the process of bringing out a large etymological dictionary which is typeset in TEX with Postscript fonts. Details of this project are presented. The value of generic...

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Main Author: Jörgen L. Pind
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1989
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.365.1258
http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/tb10-4/tb26pind.pdf
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Summary:At the Institute of Lexicography at the University of Iceland, 7l$jX is used for the typesetting of dictionaries. Currently we are in the process of bringing out a large etymological dictionary which is typeset in TEX with Postscript fonts. Details of this project are presented. The value of generic or logical coding over typographical coding is emphasized.