English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners: A History

Awards:   Shortlisted for BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics) Book Prize 2000. Winner of Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2000.
Author:   A. P. Cowie (Editor of the International Journal of Lexicography, and Honorary Reader in Lexicography, University of Leeds)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198235064


Pages:   246
Publication Date:   01 May 1999
Format:   Hardback
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Awards

  • Shortlisted for BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics) Book Prize 2000.
  • Winner of Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2000.

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Author:   A. P. Cowie (Editor of the International Journal of Lexicography, and Honorary Reader in Lexicography, University of Leeds)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.531kg
ISBN:  

9780198235064


ISBN 10:   0198235062
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   01 May 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction ; The Genesis of the Learner's Dictionary ; Phraseology in the Leaner's Dictionary ; The Second Generation of Leaner's Dictionaries ; The Role of the Computer in Learner Lexicography ; The Third Generation of Learner's Dictionaries ; Focus on the Dictionary User ; References ; Index

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This highly readable book is a rich gold mine of information about the history of pedagogical lexicography and its issues English Studies I would recommend every teacher of English to read this book Enn Veldi, Estonian Association of English Teachers (EATE) Newsletter


`I would recommend every teacher of English to read this book' Enn Veldi, Estonian Association of English Teachers (EATE) Newsletter


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After reading Modern Languages at Oxford Anthony Cowie trained as an EFL teacher in London. He taught English in Nigeria from 1956 to 1960, subsequently becoming an English Language specialist at the British Council. In 1964 he joined the School of English at the University of Leeds, where he is now Honorary Reader in Lexicography. He was a co-editor of the third edition and chief editor of the fourth edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. Dr Cowie is currently Editor of the International Journal of Lexicography, published by Oxford University Press.

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