Encyclopedic Learners' Dictionaries
A Study of their Design Features from the User Perspective| By: | Martin Stark |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Print ISBN: | 9783484309920 |
| eText ISBN: | 9783110916843 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1999 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This book describes and evaluates the usefulness of a recently developed lexicographical hybrid: the encyclopedic learner's dictionary (ELD). First, the ELD is analysed from a typological perspective. Two encyclopedic learners' dictionaries are dissected and compared, and a checklist of ELD design features is drawn up. A survey of previous user-based studies is then provided, followed by a description of the questionnaire-based methodology used in this user-centred investigation. Next, a critical analysis of each ELD design feature is provided. Finally, the implications of this research for the future production of ELDs are presented as a checklist of recommendations.