Customising a general EAP dictionary to meet learner needs

• Autores: Sylviane Granger, Magali Paquot
• Localización: E-lexicography in the 21st century: New challenges, new applications : proceedings of eLex 2009, Louvain-la Neuve, 22-24 october 2009 / Sylviane Granger (ed. lit.), Magali Paquot (ed. lit.), 2010, ISBN 978-2-87463-211-2, págs. 87-96
• Idioma: inglés
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  • In this article, we describe the Louvain EAP Dictionary (LEAD), a web-based English for Academic Purposes dictionary-cum-writing aid for non-native writers. The LEAD dictionary contains a rich description of non-technical words that express key functions in academic discourse (such as contrast, exemplification or cause and effect), with particular focus on their phraseology (collocations and recurrent phrases). The dictionary allows for both semasiological and onomasiological access. Its main originality is its customizability: the content is automatically adapted to users' needs in terms of discipline and mother tongue background.