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On the Treatment of Encyclopedic Information in English-Chinese Learner’s Dictionaries

Author: ZhaoLianZhen
Tutor: WeiXiangQing
School: Nanjing University
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Encyclopedic information Foreign Vocabulary Semantic Cognition Learning in English and Chinese dictionary New Age English Dictionary
CLC: H316
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract

English-Chinese Dictionary of learning, there are a considerable number of encyclopedia entries, Encyclopedia comment encyclopedic information, can provide users with some language knowledge and information. This encyclopedic information plays an important role in the supplement knowledge, the auxiliary second language lexical semantics cognitive. This research attempts through her learning in Chinese and English dictionary encyclopedic information processing inadequacies, and strong operational improvements targeted. To understand the problem, the study of typical cases analysis study of the \Contrast, the authors collected three types of data: 42 encyclopedia the sexual entries (including the 26 glossary entry 16 the Onomastic entry), 37-language entry, and Dictionary Appendix 7 entries. In the data collection process to take a combination of systematic sampling and convenience sampling. On this basis, the authors investigated in accordance with the relevant measure above encyclopedic information processing found in the following main issues: 1) encyclopedic information related entry word frequency is low. By comparison, collect the data in a certain number of Wikipedia entries, and Encyclopedia senses of word frequency is low, beyond the range of vocabulary recognition of high-level English learners. 2) illustration encyclopedic information imbalance. Informative information in the illustration above normal, and cultural information below normal, and relatively unfamiliar information did not explain. 3) including Note additional information is not sufficient, the presentation is not systematic. In general, entries include lack of encyclopedic information in the Note, and a considerable number of entries in the information declared lacking. In addition, the presentation of the information is inconsistent. 4) Dictionary Appendix unsound. Dictionary Appendix lack of illustrations, nor a thematic encyclopedia article. In addition, the Appendix provides a considerable number of encyclopedic information, but did not see the link associated with the entry in the dictionary text. Solve the above problem, the combination of English and Chinese learning dictionary encyclopedic information, and lexical semantic theory, the dictionary structure theory supported to explore the solution proposed encyclopedic information you want to present a combination of dictionary composition The basic principle, the specific content is as follows: 1) microscopic structure level in the dictionary, i.e. translation internal. 1) in Wikipedia senses of word frequency low problem Dictionary Editor to select a relatively high frequency Wikipedia senses. Second, take into account the problem 2) in the example of the problem of encyclopedic information imbalance, the selection of examples to take into account the knowledge and culture, but also explain the relatively unfamiliar. In addition, in view of the enclosed Note added is not sufficient information, the presentation is not the system, that is, 3). Encyclopedic information including Note, it is recommended that the dictionary editors as the interpretation of the process to identify different types of entries interpretation elements. 2) Dictionary of the macro-structure level, namely: the headword whole. Problem) in encyclopedic information entry word frequency low the Dictionary Editor priorities included relatively high word frequency Wikipedia headword. In addition, if the dictionary included proper names derived word, but also included their proper names corresponding with adequate explanation, to guarantee semantic cognitive correlation. In addition, to ensure the meaning cognitive systemic Wikipedia headword around the same concept to appear in the dictionary. 3) at the meso-structural level, namely: See system. Problem 4) in Wikipedia see the lack of dictionary editors can be set between the entry and Dictionary Appendix see. Can also be set between semantically related Wikipedia entry see, and see set between the entries in the dictionary outside resources to further detailed supplemental information. 4) Dictionary Looking at the structural level, taking into account the Dictionary Appendix unsound, question 4), it is recommended that dictionary editors around the topic of Wikipedia content, as well as sets of plans, so as to provide learners with detailed encyclopedic description. This study helps learning in English and Chinese Dictionary Editor Improved rendering dictionary encyclopedic information, in the final analysis, with the aim of better play the role of encyclopedic information in secondary English learners lexical semantic cognition.

On the Treatment of Encyclopedic Information in English-Chinese Learner’s Dictionaries

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