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Metalinguistic labels in online English MLDs – theoretical and practical considerations
Metalinguistic labels in online English MLDs – theoretical and practical considerations

Author(s): Magdalena Tomaszewska
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Translation Studies
Published by: Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Koninie
Keywords: metalinguistic dictionary labels; online Monolingual Learner’s Dictionaries; MLDs; nouns; Cambridge Dictionary;

Summary/Abstract: labels in online English Monolingual Learner’s Dictionaries (MLDs). Initially, it discusses traditional rationale for employing labeling conventions in such sources. Further, it considers the application of metalinguistic labels in five pre- vailing online MLDs. The labels in relevant noun-related headwords are pre- sented in general, the ones accompanying nominal lemmata are analyzed in detail on the basis of headword entries in the online version of the CambridgeDictionary. Finally, the present contribution places labeling strategies in the Keywords: metalinguistic dictionary labels, online Monolingual Learner’s Dic- tionaries, MLDs, nouns, Cambridge Dictionary

  • Issue Year: 12/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-91
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English
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