Capturing phraseology in an online dictionary for advanced users of English as a second language: A response to user needs

System

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-84

  McAlpine, Janice ^a   Myles, Johanne ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Dictionaries; ESL EFL learners; Information utilization; Lexicology; Online searching; Vocabulary development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037338733     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0346-251X(02)00074-X     Document Type: Note

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