Monolingual dictionaries for advanced learners of English: an analysis of the definitions of the adjective 'surprising' and its synonyms - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v35i4.17857
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Resumo: | Monolingual dictionaries are lexicographic references greatly used by students of English. New updated editions frequently appear on the market. One of the main reasons for the dictionary’s use is the search for word meanings during decoding and encoding activities. Employing the criteria of comprehensibility devised by Bogaards (1996), which involves the defining vocabulary, the type and the precision of definitions, current research compares the definitions of the adjective ‘surprising’ and its synonyms among three monolingual English dictionaries for advanced learners of English: Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary of American English, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, and Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. The above lexical item was selected for comparison because it appeared in a dictionary usage activity within the classroom. In such activity, the prospective teachers were invited to approach the use of the adjective and its synonyms, in specific contexts of use. Results show that, due to the particular style of each dictionary concerning the presentation of information in the microstructure, more studies on other aspects of these books might be undertaken to obtain a clearer understanding of how they deal with definitions in their microstructure. |
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Monolingual dictionaries for advanced learners of English: an analysis of the definitions of the adjective 'surprising' and its synonyms - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v35i4.17857Dicionários monolíngues para aprendizes avançados de inglês: uma análise das definições do adjetivo surprising e seus sinônimos - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v35i4.17857dictionarieslearnersentry’s microstructuredefinitionsdicionáriosaprendizesmicroestrutura do verbetedefiniçõesMonolingual dictionaries are lexicographic references greatly used by students of English. New updated editions frequently appear on the market. One of the main reasons for the dictionary’s use is the search for word meanings during decoding and encoding activities. Employing the criteria of comprehensibility devised by Bogaards (1996), which involves the defining vocabulary, the type and the precision of definitions, current research compares the definitions of the adjective ‘surprising’ and its synonyms among three monolingual English dictionaries for advanced learners of English: Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary of American English, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, and Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. The above lexical item was selected for comparison because it appeared in a dictionary usage activity within the classroom. In such activity, the prospective teachers were invited to approach the use of the adjective and its synonyms, in specific contexts of use. Results show that, due to the particular style of each dictionary concerning the presentation of information in the microstructure, more studies on other aspects of these books might be undertaken to obtain a clearer understanding of how they deal with definitions in their microstructure. O dicionário monolíngue é uma obra lexicográfica muito utilizada por aprendizes de inglês. De quando em quando surgem novas edições, atualizadas, de obras já consagradas no mercado. Um dos principais motivos da consulta de um dicionário é a busca de significados de palavras tanto na decodificação quanto na codificação da língua estrangeira. Utilizando o critério de compreensibilidade desenvolvido por Bogaards (1996), que engloba o uso de palavras familiares na definição, o tipo e a precisão das definições, este trabalho objetiva realizar uma comparação das definições do adjetivo surprising e seus sinônimos entre três dicionários monolíngues para aprendizes avançados de inglês: Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary of American English, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English e Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. A escolha desse verbete partiu de uma atividade de decodificação realizada em sala de aula, na qual os alunos-professores deveriam abordar o seu uso (e seus possíveis sinônimos) em contextos específicos. Concluímos que, pelo estilo próprio que cada dicionário possui na apresentação das informações de sua microestrutura, mais comparações, visando outras classes gramaticais e outros aspectos da microestrutura, são necessárias para que possamos obter uma visão mais clara de como esses três diferentes dicionários tratam as definições em sua microestrutura. Universidade Estadual De Maringá2013-06-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/1785710.4025/actascilangcult.v35i4.17857Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; Vol 35 No 4 (2013); 321-330Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture; v. 35 n. 4 (2013); 321-3301983-46831983-4675reponame:Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)instacron:UEMporhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/17857/pdfAndrelino, Paulo Joséinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-11-23T17:35:12Zoai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/17857Revistahttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCultPUBhttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/oai||actalan@uem.br1983-46831983-4675opendoar:2022-11-23T17:35:12Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)false |
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Monolingual dictionaries for advanced learners of English: an analysis of the definitions of the adjective 'surprising' and its synonyms - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v35i4.17857 Dicionários monolíngues para aprendizes avançados de inglês: uma análise das definições do adjetivo surprising e seus sinônimos - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v35i4.17857 |
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Monolingual dictionaries for advanced learners of English: an analysis of the definitions of the adjective 'surprising' and its synonyms - doi: 10.4025/actascilangcult.v35i4.17857 |
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dictionaries learners entry’s microstructure definitions dicionários aprendizes microestrutura do verbete definições |
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Monolingual dictionaries are lexicographic references greatly used by students of English. New updated editions frequently appear on the market. One of the main reasons for the dictionary’s use is the search for word meanings during decoding and encoding activities. Employing the criteria of comprehensibility devised by Bogaards (1996), which involves the defining vocabulary, the type and the precision of definitions, current research compares the definitions of the adjective ‘surprising’ and its synonyms among three monolingual English dictionaries for advanced learners of English: Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary of American English, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, and Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. The above lexical item was selected for comparison because it appeared in a dictionary usage activity within the classroom. In such activity, the prospective teachers were invited to approach the use of the adjective and its synonyms, in specific contexts of use. Results show that, due to the particular style of each dictionary concerning the presentation of information in the microstructure, more studies on other aspects of these books might be undertaken to obtain a clearer understanding of how they deal with definitions in their microstructure. |
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