The synonyms'relation'and'relationship'are very confusing for English learners,and this paper deliberately chooses this pair of synonyms as the investigatory case.The investigating scope covers four di...The synonyms'relation'and'relationship'are very confusing for English learners,and this paper deliberately chooses this pair of synonyms as the investigatory case.The investigating scope covers four dictionaries for advanced learners in non-native English speaking countries.They are Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (4th edition,1989) (OALIM),Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (6th edition) (OALD6, 2000),Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (3rd edition,1995) (LDCE3),and Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (2nd edition,1995) (CCED2).In this paper,the author first makes a comparative study of this pair of synonyms in the four dictionaries.The focus is fixed upon four aspects,namely,the numbers of word entries and sense items,countability,collocations,and usage notes.Then,with the help of the evidences from Lancaster-Oslo-Bergen Corpus (LOB) and Freiburg-LOB Corpus of British English (FLOB),the author delves into these four aspects and evaluates their treatment in the four dictionaries.It is found out that dictionaries based on corpora reflect better the actual use of language and provide more accurate and useful information for learners.展开更多
文摘The synonyms'relation'and'relationship'are very confusing for English learners,and this paper deliberately chooses this pair of synonyms as the investigatory case.The investigating scope covers four dictionaries for advanced learners in non-native English speaking countries.They are Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (4th edition,1989) (OALIM),Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (6th edition) (OALD6, 2000),Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (3rd edition,1995) (LDCE3),and Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (2nd edition,1995) (CCED2).In this paper,the author first makes a comparative study of this pair of synonyms in the four dictionaries.The focus is fixed upon four aspects,namely,the numbers of word entries and sense items,countability,collocations,and usage notes.Then,with the help of the evidences from Lancaster-Oslo-Bergen Corpus (LOB) and Freiburg-LOB Corpus of British English (FLOB),the author delves into these four aspects and evaluates their treatment in the four dictionaries.It is found out that dictionaries based on corpora reflect better the actual use of language and provide more accurate and useful information for learners.
