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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">English dictionaries have improved and become very good for some of us who use English as a second language. Three dictionaries are my favourite: The Macmillan English Dictionary (2007), NODE (New Oxford Dictionary of English), LDCE (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) and Collins Cobuild Learners' Dictionary. Judgements on dictionary merits are largely subjective. I like the Cobuild for its definition style, NODE for its treatment of etymology and the Macmillan & Longman for their elaborate treatment of entries. <br><br><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="font-family: arial;"><font color="#00007f"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">-------------------------------<br></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thapelo J. Otlogetswe</span><br></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"
color="#00007f"><br></font></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br>--- On <b>Sat, 6/6/09, thlcolmdubh <i><Scat@cfl.rr.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: thlcolmdubh <Scat@cfl.rr.com><br>Subject: [Lexicog] Re: Info on English language dictionaries (comparision)<br>To: lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com<br>Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009, 2:42 AM<br><br><div id="yiv340579723">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">I too am awaiting the reply.<span> </span>I am unlikely to change my stance that the ORD 3<sup>rd</sup> ed. should be primary for British English and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">the Merriam-Webster for American English.<span> </span>I once devoted a single hour in a Senior English class to a comparative study of </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">English language dictionaries.<span> </span>The word got out and my prep school students found no seats in the classroom because </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">prospective English teachers from the sponsoring university had taken all the seats.<span> </span>I made all of the university students leave until </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">my students
were seated and let them argue over who got the ten remaining seats.<span> </span>The rest crowded around the door to listen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">I do believe that there is a market for such a site.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">It is not just a matter of strengths and weaknesses but choices; e.g., some dictionaries list the oldest meaning first; others list </span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">the most common meaning first.<span> </span>The important thing is knowing which does what.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" name="_MailAutoSig"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Celtic; color: navy;">N.</span><span style="color: navy;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></font></a><span><span style="font-family: Celtic; color: navy;"><font size="3">Scott Catledge, PhD/STD</font></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family: Celtic; color: navy;"><font size="3">history & languages</font></span></span></p><br>--- In lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com, "Ivaylo Ivanov" <ivaylo@...> wrote:<br>><br>> Hi to all,<br>> <br>> Can you point me to a source with a description of all the major English Language (monolingual) dictionaries - namely, Oxford English Dictionary, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins Cobuild Dictionary, Macmillan, Cambridge, Merriam-Webster, etc.<br>> <br>> Especially sources that describe the differences between their editions, e.g. Oxford English Dictionary vs. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary vs. Concise Oxford English Dictionary, etc.<br>> <br>> Wikipedia fails to give a comprehensive information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolingual_learner's_dictionary<br>> <br>> What are the major strengths and weaknesses of the different publishers (Collins vs.
Oxford vs. Longman vs. Cambridge, etc.)?<br>> <br>> Thank you in advance!<br>><br>
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