How Long to Read English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners

How Long Does it Take to Read English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 18 minutes to read English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners by Anthony Paul Cowie

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This is the first history of dictionaries of English for foreign learners, from their origins in Japan and East Asia in the 1920s to the computerized compilations of the present. Monolingual dictionaries for foreign speakers were a revolutionary development at their outset, and now represent acoming-together of intellectual, technological and commercial forces almost unequalled in book publishing. As the author shows, the early history of EFL dictionaries was research-driven, arising directly from research in linguistic theory and language pedagogy; now it is user-driven, determined bywhat users require or are thought to require. The pioneering dictionaries were the work of individuals. Current dictionaries are the products of huge databases manipulated by sophisticated processing, as publishers strive to share an immense and constantly growing global market.The book has both a thematic and a chronological structure. Three chapters describe the historical sequence over a period of some sixty years. These alternate with chapters dealing with phraseology, computers and corpus linguistics, and research into dictionary users and uses - three subjectscentral to the development of ELT dictionaries over the last thirty years. Dr Cowie examines the way in which availability of massive computing power has transformed the recording and analysis of current speech, and shows how the growth of research into the users and uses of dictionaries has led todevelopments both in ELT lexicography and method.This readable and non-technical account is directed both at professionals in applied linguistics and English language teaching, and at lexicographers, but it will interest and fascinate everyone concerned with the analysis of English and faced with the challenge of recording of the subtelties ofits grammar and meaning.

How long is English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners?

English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners by Anthony Paul Cowie is 254 pages long, and a total of 64,516 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners aloud.

What Reading Level is English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners?

English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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