%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:9240378 %A Male, Thora %D 2001 %J International Journal of Lexicography %K french, ijl, lexicography %N 4 %P 261--282 %R 10.1093/ijl/14.4.261 %T FRENCH WINDOWS: THE ORNAMENTAL HEAD-PRICES IN FRENCH DICTIONARIES %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijl/14.4.261 %V 14 %X This paper focusses on an area of French dictionaries which is largely ignored: the ornamental head-pieces that may appear on the first page of every letter-chapter. Using the 'G' head-pieces of five dictionaries covering a period from 1834 to 1950, the author identifies the particularities of the illustrations, focussing on the singular motor used for choice of the items illustrated: their initial letters. To this end, the term iconophor is defined as follows: an image whose first distinctive feature consists in the letter that begins the name of its referent. The author contends that these illustrations provide a window into perceptions of French culture, suggesting that further study of other letters and dictionaries would be necessary in order to pursue this hypothesis.

@article{citeulike:9240378, abstract = {{This paper focusses on an area of French dictionaries which is largely ignored: the ornamental head-pieces that may appear on the first page of every letter-chapter. Using the 'G' head-pieces of five dictionaries covering a period from 1834 to 1950, the author identifies the particularities of the illustrations, focussing on the singular motor used for choice of the items illustrated: their initial letters. To this end, the term iconophor is defined as follows: an image whose first distinctive feature consists in the letter that begins the name of its referent. The author contends that these illustrations provide a window into perceptions of French culture, suggesting that further study of other letters and dictionaries would be necessary in order to pursue this hypothesis.}}, added-at = {2011-05-04T16:04:17.000+0200}, author = {Male, Thora}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/264146e031dfc5b0ab33739a73a2cb05b/baisemain}, citeulike-article-id = {9240378}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijl/14.4.261}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ijl.oxfordjournals.org/content/14/4/261.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://ijl.oxfordjournals.org/content/14/4/261.full.pdf}, day = 1, doi = {10.1093/ijl/14.4.261}, interhash = {365b81c453bd7507ae9b850ea8d48fb4}, intrahash = {64146e031dfc5b0ab33739a73a2cb05b}, journal = {International Journal of Lexicography}, keywords = {french, ijl, lexicography}, month = dec, number = 4, pages = {261--282}, posted-at = {2011-05-02 14:17:20}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2011-05-04T16:04:25.000+0200}, title = {FRENCH WINDOWS: THE ORNAMENTAL HEAD-PRICES IN FRENCH DICTIONARIES}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijl/14.4.261}, volume = 14, year = 2001 }