Observing norm, observing usage: lexis in dictionaries and the media - 195

This volume includes a collection of studies on the interplay between norm and usage in lexis, which is explored by looking at both dictionaries and the media.

The title features the polysemous verb to observe, which is used both in the sense of investigating use/usage and in that of respecting norms.

This thematic area is analysed from a synchronic perspective focusing predominantly on the lexis of four European languages, namely English, French, Italian and Spanish, although other languages are occasionally referred to (e.g.

Catalan and Danish).