Do Online Dictionaries Include More Cultural Information? Case Studies of Selected Examples.
Whether dictionaries should include cultural information has long been a topic of debate. The present study examines the lexicographic treatment of cultural information in various online English dictionaries. A range of culture-specific terms are chosen to exemplify the policy and practice of dictio...
| Publicado en: | Lexicography Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 57 - 82 |
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Aug2025
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