{"product_id":"the-different-ways-of-describing-meaning-in-monolingual-dictionaries-von-christian-haas","title":"The Different Ways of Describing Meaning in Monolingual Dictionaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (Institut für Anglistik \/ Sprachwissenschaft), language: English, abstract: In his textbook ¿Lexical Semantics¿, D. A. Cruse defines dictionaries as follows: ¿An ordinary dictionary characterises a lexical item in three distinct, though intimately inter-connected, ways: first, its form (graphic and phonological); second, its grammatical function; and third, its meaning.¿ (1986: 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biggest challenge for dictionaries usually lies in the latter: the description of mean-ing. Readers of dictionaries may have different backgrounds of knowledge and a dis-tinct vocabulary, so their understanding of definitions may vary greatly. Bilingual dic-tionaries have an easier time facing this challenge. They simply state the translation for a lexical unit. Monolingual dictionaries, however, need to find ways to adequately and comprehensively describe meaning, with different target groups in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe following paper will discuss which methods dictionaries use to describe meaning. A special emphasis will be put on monolingual dictionaries and their approach to bringing meaning across to learners of English, who naturally draw on a limited vocabulary and thus may require innovative methods for the description of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783656900764\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783656900764","offer_id":39432949104733,"sku":"9783656900764","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/b1281006-7dd7-4383-9fbc-fce91ed504c3.jpg?v=1778217724","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/the-different-ways-of-describing-meaning-in-monolingual-dictionaries-von-christian-haas","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}