Online dictionaries of English

R Lew - e-Lexicography: The internet, digital initiatives and …, 2011 - books.google.com
The chapter is intended as an overview of online dictionaries of English, often seen, and
probably rightly, as the leading lexicographic tradition of the present. Although a balanced …

[图书][B] Knowledge Dissemination Based on Terminological Ontologies: Using Eye Tracking to Further User Interface Design

LP Nielsen - 2015 - research.cbs.dk
The primary focus of this PhD dissertation is an eye-tracking experiment examining target-
user performance on so-called dual-entry modes representing Danish taxation terminology …

[PDF][PDF] It works in practice but will it work in theory? The uneasy relationship between lexicography and matters theoretical

M Rundell - Proceedings of the 15th EURALEX international …, 2012 - euralex.org
This paper considers how the practical business of producing dictionaries may be informed
by and facilitated by theoretical considerations. What kinds of theory have the potential to …

The role of imagery in dictionaries of idioms

R Szczepaniak, R Lew - Applied Linguistics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
This article adopts a cognitive linguistic approach to idioms as motivated lexical units. The
focus is on lexicographic applications of the notion of motivation; specifically, on the …

Cultural specificities of online dictionaries for English learners: Evidence from a user survey and a multimodal discourse analysis

S Zhong, X Liu - Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This study examines three popular e-dictionary platforms using a quantitative user survey
coupled with a qualitative multimodal discourse analysis (MDA): Chinese Youdao …

Electronic dictionaries as tools: Towards an assessment of usability

U Heid - E-Lexicography: The Internet, Digital Initiatives and …, 2011 - books.google.com
The fact that dictionaries are tools has been the focus of many discussions in recent
lexicographic theories. Tarp (2008a: 123) defines the notion of 'lexicographic tool'as follows …

The usefulness of graphic illustrations in online dictionaries

A Dziemianko - ReCALL, 2022 - cambridge.org
The aim of the paper is to investigate the usefulness of different illustration formats in online
English learners' dictionaries for the accuracy and speed of meaning comprehension as well …

Colours in online dictionaries: A case of functional labels

A Dziemianko - International Journal of Lexicography, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The study attempts to determine if the colour of functional (part-of-speech and syntactic)
labels influences the speed and effectiveness of dictionary search for grammar as well as …

[PDF][PDF] The advantages and disadvantages of E-dictionaries to enhance vocabulary learning of ESL learners

M Mohamad, N Rashid, MWM Wan - Asian Conference on …, 2017 - papers.iafor.org
Among the common tool used by learners in a language classroom is the dictionary.
Nowadays, dictionary has come in various types and among the widely used are the …

Monolingual online dictionaries for learners of English and the opportunities of the electronic medium: A Critical Survey

R Heuberger - International Journal of Lexicography, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Online dictionaries provide unique possibilities to both dictionary makers and users, in
particular in the following areas (cf.: 4ff): Accessibility of data, multimedia functions …