New-line and Run-on Guiding Devices in Print Monolingual Dictionaries for Learners of English

Authors

  • Bartosz Ptasznik University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
  • Robert Lew Faculty of English, Department of Lexicography and Lexicology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5788/29-1-1517

Keywords:

dictionary, dictionary consultation, dictionary access, lexicography, guiding devices, signposts, signposting, monolingual dictionaries, learners' dictionaries, English, Polish learners

Abstract

The paper focuses on guiding devices in print monolingual dictionaries for learners of English. It aims to find answers to six research questions. The main aim is to investigate how the location of guiding devices within entries — starting from a new line versus run-on — affects consultation time and sense selection accuracy of dictionary users in entry navigation. In addition, the paper looks at the effect that part of speech (noun versus verb entries) has on consultation time and sense selection accuracy; further, the relationship between entry length and consultation time is investigated, as well as that between consultation time and sense selection accuracy.

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Published

2019-11-29

How to Cite

Ptasznik, B., & Lew, R. (2019). New-line and Run-on Guiding Devices in Print Monolingual Dictionaries for Learners of English. Lexikos, 29(1). https://doi.org/10.5788/29-1-1517

Issue

Vol. 29 (2019)

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