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Dictionary definitions: problems and solutions

Data publikacji: 25.10.2012

Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2012, Volume 129, Issue 4, s. 323 - 339

https://doi.org/10.4467/20834624SL.12.020.0804

Autorzy

Arleta Adamska-Sałaciak
The Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland; Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznań, Poland
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Tytuły

Dictionary definitions: problems and solutions

Abstrakt

The aim of the present article is threefold: to examine certain problems inherent in dictionary defining; to discuss the most important changes that have been implemented as solutions to some of the problems; to evaluate the new problems which have arisen as side effects of the solutions. Finally, the historical precedents of a number of the alternative defining techniques are also considered, in an attempt to put the issue into perspective.

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Informacje

Informacje: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis, 2012, Volume 129, Issue 4, s. 323 - 339

Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy

Tytuły:

Polski:

Dictionary definitions: problems and solutions

Angielski:

Dictionary definitions: problems and solutions

Autorzy

The Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland; Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznań, Poland

Publikacja: 25.10.2012

Status artykułu: Otwarte __T_UNLOCK

Licencja: Żadna

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