| Titel: |
On-Line Lexical Resources for Language Learners: Assessment of some Approaches to Word Definition |
| Personen: | Cumming, Geoff/Cropp, Samantha/Sussex, Roland |
| Jahr: |
1994 |
| Typ: |
Aufsatz |
| Periodikum: |
System. An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics
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| Seiten: |
369-377 |
| Band: |
22 |
| Heft: |
3 |
| Untersuchte Sprachen: |
Englisch*English |
| Schlagwörter: |
Bedeutungserläuterung/Definition*paraphrase/definition
Benutzungsforschung*usage research
Fremdspracherwerb*foreign/second language acquisition
Internet-Lexikografie/Online-Lexikografie*internet lexicography/online lexicography
Layout*layout
Zugriffsstruktur*access structure
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| Abstract: |
This paper reports a comparative evaluation of the Phrasal Definition format of the
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and the Sentence Definition format of
the Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary. Eighty-five intermediate to advanced learners of English as a Second Language saw single unfamiliar words and a
definition in one or other format, with or without a usage example. Production and
comprehension performance measures were found not to vary over the four information
conditions, but at the end, subjects expressed strong preferences for having usage
examples, and for the sentence format of definition. Results are discussed in terms of the need to develop rich tasks and measures for research on the design of lexical
resources, especially to take advantage of the possibilities offered by on-line presentation of such resources. |