Stephen Coffey
Biographic Data
| ID | 10544781 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Coffey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Coffey |
| SIGNATURE | COFFEY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dipartimento di Anglistica, Università di Pisa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Dictionary of Academic English
The focal point of this article is the ‘Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic English’ (OLDAE) published in 2014. The main purpose of the article is to describe the dictionary in some detail, especially since it represents a new type of learner’s dictionary: OLDAE was designed for a specific user group, described by the dictionary’s chief editor as ‘non-native-English-speaking students who are studying academic subjects at tertiary level throug…
High-frequency Grammatical Lexis in Advanced-level English Learners' Dictionaries
In this article it is argued that many grammatical items recorded as lexical entries in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) dictionaries should be dealt with in radically different fashion from that which is current practice. Examination of the entries for more than 40 high-frequency closed-class items in the 5 major EFL dictionaries reveals that too much emphasis is placed on detailed linguistic description and too little on didactic usefulness.…
High-frequency Grammatical Lexis in Advanced-level English Learners' Dictionaries
In this article it is argued that many grammatical items recorded as lexical entries in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) dictionaries should be dealt with in radically different fashion from that which is current practice. Examination of the entries for more than 40 high-frequency closed-class items in the 5 major EFL dictionaries reveals that too much emphasis is placed on detailed linguistic description and too little on didactic usefulness.…
High-frequency Grammatical Lexis in Advanced-level English Learners' Dictionaries
In this article it is argued that many grammatical items recorded as lexical entries in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) dictionaries should be dealt with in radically different fashion from that which is current practice. Examination of the entries for more than 40 high-frequency closed-class items in the 5 major EFL dictionaries reveals that too much emphasis is placed on detailed linguistic description and too little on didactic usefulness.…
A Dictionary of Academic English
The focal point of this article is the ‘Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Academic English’ (OLDAE) published in 2014. The main purpose of the article is to describe the dictionary in some detail, especially since it represents a new type of learner’s dictionary: OLDAE was designed for a specific user group, described by the dictionary’s chief editor as ‘non-native-English-speaking students who are studying academic subjects at tertiary level throug…
Computer Science (2 works) · Lexicography (2 works) · Lexicography and Language Studies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · English language (1 work) · Higher education (1 work) · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (1 work)