| Titel: |
Pronunciation of Acronyms and Abbreviations in e-LDOCE and e-MEDAL |
| Personen: | Sobkowiak, Wlodzimierz |
| Jahr: |
2008 |
| Typ: |
Aufsatz |
| Periodikum: |
International Journal of Lexicography |
| Seiten: |
61-68 |
| Band: |
21 |
| Heft: |
1 |
| Untersuchte Sprachen: |
Englisch*English |
| Schlagwörter: |
Benutzungsforschung*usage research
CD-ROM-Lexikografie*CD-ROM lexicography
Phonetik im Wörterbuch*phonetics in dictionaries/pronunciation
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| Abstract: |
CD-ROM versions of Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners (MEDAL2) and Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE4) are compared in terms of their phonetic treatment of acronyms and abbreviations. A-onset acronyms are extracted from both dictionaries as a sample. Fifty-four of these appear in both dictionaries. Only twenty-seven are represented both graphically (phonetic transcription) and audially (recording) in both dictionaries. As many as one-fourth have no phonetic representation of either type. Twelve are recorded in LDOCE4 with no phonetic transcription. Neither dictionary offers an easy way to reliably search specifically for acronyms and abbreviations, although both feature rather sophisticated search menus. A number of errors are observed, both in the graphic and audio representation, as well as in their alignment. This is a striking weakness of the two cutting-edge electronic dictionaries in representing such a linguistically and culturally salient phenomenon. |