英语用法词典的源发及其近三十年的最新进展

Evolution of English Usage Dictionaries and Their Development in the Recent Three Decades

文章回溯了英语用法词典的理念萌发及其自19世纪末期至今的演进脉络,重点探讨最近三十年的发展路径和最新特征,展望其未来的编纂走向。

After reviewing the initiation of the concept of English usage dictionaries and their evolution from the late 19 th century,this paper discusses the development and the latest characteristics of such dictionaries in the recent three decades,in an effort to clarify the trend of future dictionary compilation.