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Peer reviewedCumming, Geoff; And Others – System, 1994
This paper reports on a comparative evaluation of the Phrasal Definition Format of the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English and the Sentence Definition format of the Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary. The study found that English-as-a-Second-Language students expressed strong preferences for having usage examples and for the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Definitions
