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High Frequency Words: The Bête Noire of Lexicographers and Learners Alike. A close look at the verb ‘make’ in five advanced learners’ dictionaries of English

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De Cock, Sylvie [UCL] Granger, Sylviane [UCL]

The highly polysemous and phraseological nature of high frequency words makes them a major stumbling block for both lexicographers and learners. This article seeks to investigate the lexicographic treatment of high frequency words through a detailed study of the verb make in five recent editions of monolingual learners’ dictionaries (CALD 2003, COBUILD 2003, LDOCE 2003, MEDAL 2002 and OALD 2000). After a first section devoted to the nature of high frequency words and the difficulties they pose, sections 2 and 3 respectively focus on the semantic and phraseological treatment of the verb make in the five dictionaries. The article is rounded off by a series of suggestions for improvement and a plea for increased learner training in dictionary use.

Document type Contribution à ouvrage collectif (Book Chapter) – Chapitre
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2004
Language Anglais
Host document Williams, G., Vessier, S. ; "Proceedings of the Eleventh EURALEX International Congress"- p. 233-243
Peer reviewed yes
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - FLTR/GERM - Département d'études germaniques
Keywords Corpora and foreign language learning and teaching (including CALL) ; Learner corpora ; Lexicology and lexicography
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Bibliographic reference De Cock, Sylvie ; Granger, Sylviane. High Frequency Words: The Bête Noire of Lexicographers and Learners Alike. A close look at the verb ‘make’ in five advanced learners’ dictionaries of English. In: Williams, G., Proceedings of the Eleventh EURALEX International Congress,  2004, p. 233-243
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/78796