Format:
1 online resource (311p.)
Edition:
Reprint 2016
ISBN:
9783110960938
Series Statement:
Lexicographica. Series Maior 112
Content:
This book examines two questions: firstly, which dictionary type, bilingual or monolingual, is most effective for intermediate learners of German, and secondly, which features make monolingual dictionary definitions more effective. Using Chinese stud
Content:
Until now, learner lexicography has been based more on lexicographic principles than on empirical knowledge of user needs. This book outlines some investigations into the use of dictionaries by intermediate learners. Research was aimed at identifying problems encountered by learners during dictionary consultation, as well as factors that help or prevent the understanding of dictionary definitions. The results show that actual user needs and reference skills do not coincide with lexicographers’ assumptions, and have led to a number of specific lexicographic and pedagogical recommendations.
Note:
Frontmatter -- -- Acknowledgements -- -- Contents -- -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- -- Chapter 2: Literature Review -- -- Chapter 3: Methodology -- -- Chapter 4: The comparison between the bilingual and the monolingual dictionary -- -- Chapter 5: The development of the ‘new definitions’ -- -- Chapter 6: The comparison between the different definition types: the main think-aloud study -- -- Chapter 7: The comparison between the different definition types: the experiment -- -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- -- References -- -- Appendices -- -- German Resumé -- -- French Résumé
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783484391123
Additional Edition:
Available in another form ISBN 978-3-484-39112-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110960938
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