High-frequency Grammatical Lexis in Advanced-level English Learners' Dictionaries: from Language Description to Pedagogical Usefulness

Coffey, Stephen James

doi:10.1093/ijl/eck007

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“…The problem of inaccuracy seems to be intensified by the controlled defining vocabulary in learner's dictionaries and children's dictionaries (Feng 2009: 153-154). Furthermore, the lexicographic treatment of words expressing abstract relations, such as that of prepositions, is still unsatisfactory in many dictionaries (Coffey 2006;Lew 2010). Such problems often seem unavoidable.…”

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Multimodal Definition: The Multiplication of Meaning in Electronic Dictionaries

Liu

2015

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With the popularity of electronic dictionaries, multimodality plays an increasingly important role in lexicography. To broaden the horizons of e-dictionary definitions, this article argues for the establishment of a new term, multimodal definition, as a key component of multimodal lexicography. This term integrates verbal definitions and the complementary multimodal resources from a holistic viewpoint of meaning. In a multimodal definition, a dynamic meaning ecology can be formed, with two critical variables functioning, (semiotic) mode selection and intermodal synergy. In this ecology, meaning expressed verbally can be multiplied in four dimensions: content, form, space and time. Future directions for research are discussed, including dictionary user studies and multimodal corpora. The findings of this article shed light on the construction of a theoretical model for e-lexicography which remains an urgent task in the ongoing digital revolution.

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Multimodal Definition: The Multiplication of Meaning in Electronic Dictionaries

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2015

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“…These are the kinds of words whose lexicographic treatment even in the leading dictionaries still leaves one dissatisfied (Coffey 2006). Adamska-Sałaciak (2008) advocates the inclusion of schematic graphs to represent the meaning of prepositions, and an example for the prepositions above, over, under and below is given in Figure 2.…”

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Multimodal Lexicography: The Representation of Meaning in Electronic Dictionaries

Lew¹

2010

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Abstract:One finding of user studies is that information on meaning tends to be what dictionary users want most from their dictionaries. This is consistent with the traditional image of the dictionary as a repository of meanings of words, and this is also borne out in definitions of the item DICTIONARY itself as given in dictionaries. While this popular view has not changed much, the growing role of electronic dictionaries can change the lexicographers' approach to meaning representation. Traditionally, paper dictionaries have explained words with words, using either a definition or an equivalent, and occasionally a line-drawn picture. However, a prominent feature of the electronic medium is its multimodality, and this offers potential for the description of meaning.While it is much easier to include pictorial content, electronic dictionaries can also hold media objects which paper cannot carry, such as audio, animation or video. Publishers are drawn by the attraction of these new options, but are they always functionally useful for the dictionary users? In this article, the existing evidence is examined, and informed guesses are offered where evidence is not yet available. Keywords:

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“…For one thing, the early study of microstructure laid emphasis on the comparative paradigm, mainly with regarding to the grammatical information (Lemmens & Wekker, 1991), representation validity (Bogaards,1996) and labelling status (Dziemianko, 2011). For another, the comparative research and quantitative analysis of Big Five have optimized the dictionary compilation and representation, like quantitative study about deictic words (Xu, 2005) and other research on high-frequency grammatical marker (Coffey, 2006). Besides, collocation is also the emphasis of comparative research in learner's dictionary (Walker, 2009;Dziemianko, 2014).…”

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On the Translation Topology of Confucian Words in C-E dictionary: Structural Comparison and Feature Analysis

2022

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Confucian words in C-E dictionaries are significant for language learning and cross-cultural communication, and comparative lexicographical study is beneficial for the analysis of different bilingual dictionaries and especially helpful for the improvement of C-E dictionary compilation. The Feature of Topology in Bilingual dictionary (including topological equivalence, point-set topological hierarchical structure) provides theoretical framework for the present study. After stratified sampling and statistical analysis, the paper conducts comparative research on the translation structure and transformation pattern between Confucian words and Biblical words from translation topology. The research includes descriptive analysis, independent t-test and feature analysis. The findings indicate that the translation topology of Confucian words in C-E dictionaries is featured with simplification and discreetness, compared with Biblical words. Confucian words and Biblical words are heterogenic in distribution, assemblage, relevance and transformation strategy, concerning topological point, set and field, which in turn affects the appearance and reordering of initial event. The reasons are as follows: the difference of compilation principle and the over-dependence on the monolingual dictionary differentiate the language variables, leading to the structural difference in Confucian words of topological transformation. The paucity of parallel corpus changes the structure density of cultural topology set, and forms different transformation pattern and representation validity of culture-bound words.

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High-frequency Grammatical Lexis in Advanced-level English Learners' Dictionaries: from Language Description to Pedagogical Usefulness

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Multimodal Definition: The Multiplication of Meaning in Electronic Dictionaries

Multimodal Definition: The Multiplication of Meaning in Electronic Dictionaries

Multimodal Lexicography: The Representation of Meaning in Electronic Dictionaries

On the Translation Topology of Confucian Words in C-E dictionary: Structural Comparison and Feature Analysis

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