Korzystanie ze słowników elektronicznych jako strategia rozwiązywania problemów językowych – o świadomości leksykograficznej studentów germanistyki

• Authors: Lisiecka-Czop Magdalena

Title variants

EN

The use of digital dictionaries as a strategy of solving language problems – lexicographic awareness among students of German studies

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The paper examines the acquaintance with chosen on-line dictionary types among students of German studies. It is essential to answer the questions: Do the students use digital dictionaries in case of communi-cative difficulties in a foreign language? In which circumstances? Which ones do they prefer and why, especially whether they choose paper or electronic dictionaries and which devices they use to access the lexicographic information? Which features of dictionaries and what aspects of lexicographic structures are important for users? And finally whether the metalexicographic knowledge taught in linguistics courses improves the lexicographic competence of students. The results of the study confirm that on-line dictionaries, especially the bilingual pons.eu and the monolingual duden.de are popular and preferred by students. Quick and easy searching as well as wide range of entries and satisfying information per lemma are important criteria when using a dictionary. The typical context of dictionary use is translation and preparing for oral or written activities, therefore the users look mostly for the meaning and equivalences of lexemes, synonyms, and usage labels. While the respondents without any metalexicographic education believe that they are competent dictionary users, the students who have attended different courses with lexicographic focus revise their opinions. They appreciate the role of such courses in improving their lexicographic skills, especially if both the theory and practice of dictionary usage have been taught.

Keywords

PL

leksykografia; słowniki elektroniczne; użytkownicy słowników; kompetencja leksykograficzna; świadomość leksykograficzna; słowniki dwujęzyczne

EN

lexicography; digital dictionaries; dictionary users; lexicographic skills; lexicographic awareness; bilingual dictionaries; monolingual dictionaries; German; German Studies

• Publisher: Instytut Komunikacji Specjalistycznej i Interkulturowej
• Journal: Lingwistyka Stosowana / Applied Linguistics / Angewandte Linguistik
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 15
• Pages: 47-59

Dates

issued

2015

Contributors

author

Lisiecka-Czop Magdalena

• Uniwersytet Szczeciński

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Identifiers

ISSN

2080-4814