《lesson 11 But what a dictioary for》.ppt

Printed dictionary the Oxford English Dictionary Longman Dictionary Noah Webster’s dictionaries Electronic dictionary Online dictionary The history of OED The main members of OED in China the Oxford English Dictionary（OED） The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), published by the Oxford University Press, is the self-styled premier dictionary of the English language. History of OED The work began on the dictionary in 1857, but it was not until 1884 that it started to be published in unbound fascicles as work continued on the project under the name A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles in twelve bound volumes . History of OED In 1895, the title The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) was first used unofficially on the covers of the series and in 1928 the full dictionary was republished in ten bound volumes. The main members of OED in China Achievement With descriptions for approximately 600,000 words, the Oxford English Dictionary is the worlds most comprehensive single-language print dictionary according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Longman Dictionary The history of Longman Dictionary The main members of Longman Dictionary in China History of Longman Dictionary 1755年：the first dictionary was published in 1755 by Britain Longman company，Dictionary of the English Language 1978年： Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 1st was the pioneer to used 2000 words to explain the whole nuclear entry ，and had specific analysis and creation on the semantic，which was respected by the community of dictionary, language,?profession, education,?and?the translation industry 1978年：the another pioneering Longman did was to create and use the syntax code，which made learner could understand the word well and get more knowledge. 1988年：Longman Dictionary of English-Chinese Contemporary English was introduced in China to Chinese English learner 1998年：Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 3rd was published The members of Longman dic