Defining with Simple Vocabulary in English Dictionaries

This book investigates an important but under-researched aspect of dictionary making: the use of a controlled vocabulary in definitions. The main concern of the author is the role of a definition vocabulary in how foreign learners understand and perceive dictionary definitions. The author takes the...

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Main Author Mariusz Piotr Kaminski, Kaminski
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands John Benjamins Publishing Company 2021
John Benjamins
Edition1
SeriesTerminology and lexicography research and practice
Subjects
Defining vocabularies
Dictionaries
English language
Lexicography
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Summary:This book investigates an important but under-researched aspect of dictionary making: the use of a controlled vocabulary in definitions. The main concern of the author is the role of a definition vocabulary in how foreign learners understand and perceive dictionary definitions. The author takes the reader through a detailed historical account of controlled vocabularies and examines definitions in a range of English dictionaries with respect to their vocabulary loads. He performs a series of experiments with university students to reveal merits and shortcomings of restricted vocabularies. This monograph has been written with the aim to fill a gap in the literature on defining vocabulary. It is intended for lexicographers, dictionary editors, course designers, teachers, and students, as well as anyone who wishes to explain words in an intelligible way.
ISBN:9789027260000
9027260001
9789027208590
902720859X