On the way to the perfect learners' dictionary: A first comparison of OALD5, LDOCE3, COBUILD2 and CIDE

International Journal of Lexicography

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 321-357

  Herbst, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 34248776382     PISSN: 09503846     EISSN: 14774577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijl/9.4.321     Document Type: Review

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