To Define and Inform An Analysis of Information Provided in Dictionaries Used by Learners of English in China and Denmark

"To Inform and Define: An Analysis of Information Provided in Dictionaries Used by Learners of English in China and Denmark" presents a masterly synthesis of lexicographical theory in relation to bilingual and learner's dictionaries and advances a radical argument about how such dicti...

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Main Author: Rasmussen, Saihong Li
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2011
Edition:1
Subjects:
Chinese speakers
Danish speakers
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
English language
History and criticism
Lexicography
Study and teaching
ISBN:1443822337, 9781443822336
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Summary:"To Inform and Define: An Analysis of Information Provided in Dictionaries Used by Learners of English in China and Denmark" presents a masterly synthesis of lexicographical theory in relation to bilingual and learner's dictionaries and advances a radical argument about how such dictionaries are used and how they should be improved for the convenience of students. By tracing the history of the terms 'semantic' and 'pragmatic' in linguistics and philosophy, Saihong Li shows the weakness of an.
ISBN:1443822337
9781443822336