Dictionaries sometimes include pictorial illustrations to complement verbal explanation. The
present study examines the question of how verbal and pictorial elements within an entry …

The Department of Lexicography and Lexicology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
has done extensive research on dictionary use in the context of language teaching and …

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the methods for presenting signposts which are used in
online versions of three monolinecv040gual English learners' dictionaries: LDOCE5, OALD8 …

Prototype Theory provides new insights into the structure of polysemy. In order to apply
these insights, researchers recommend that logical sense ordering be used to represent the …

The current study tests empirically whether linguistically homogeneous or heterogeneous
signposts better serve dictionary users. It aims to determine which signposts, homogeneous …

Based on the design feature framework of Chinese–English (C–E) learners' dictionaries
(with some modifications made) proposed by, this study aims to review the design features …

Confucian words in CE dictionaries are significant for language learning and cross-cultural
communication, and comparative lexicographical study is beneficial for the analysis of …

English. It aims to find answers to six research questions. The main aim is to investigate how
the location of guiding devices within entries—starting from a new line versus run-on …

Meaning in dictionaries ranks as the most frequent data type consulted by language
learners. An extensive range of devices have been developed to represent the meaning of …

Abstract Machine-readable databases such as FrameNet (based on frame semantics) and
WordNet (based on lexical semantic relations) appeared in the 1990s and became part of …