1 Dictionaries 參考資料: William Katz, pp.377—416 邵獻圖, pp.279—311
2 Scope--1 一般英文字典大概有以下八種類型: General English Language Dictionaries Unabridged ,足本(大約涵蓋 26 萬款目) 一般桌上型( 16 ~ 18 萬)或大學用( 10 萬)版本 Paperback dictionaries 大約涵蓋 ~ 款目,便宜、攜帶方便 Historical dictionaries 介紹字詞的源由及現今發展用法
3 Scope--2 Period or scholarly specialized titles 針對某特定時間或地點的文字為介紹主題。 Etymological dictionaries 語源學字典,類似 Historical dictionaries ,但更強調 於字詞的分析,以及不同語言的源起發展。 Foreign language Subject works 特定學科主題詞彙定義 Other 包含俚語、簡稱、縮寫及用法等各類字辭典。
4 Compilation 一般英文字典的字詞語彙來源 出版社員工 大部分的出版社取用 BNC 的字彙 BNC--British National Corpus ,在網路上提供 近 3 億個字辭供查檢, 自由字典編輯( Freelance lexicographer )
5 Evaluation “Dictionaries are like watches: the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true” ~ by Dr. Johnson
6 給一般讀者的 10 個參考評鑑點 能提供使用者需要的詞彙、定義 收錄近幾年來的新詞、新義、新用法 定義(對應詞)、翻譯正確而少偏見 語法說明清楚、詳盡、正確 例證充足,用例恰到好處 插圖豐富,能幫助學習詞彙,掌握意思 重視口語、俚語,收錄足夠的片語、成語、慣用語 提供語用方面的說明或標籤 提供百科性、文化方面的有用知識 標榜獨一無二的特點 曾泰元。如何選擇英文詞典。在詞典的兩個世界, pp 詞典的兩個世界
7 館員評估一般語文字詞典的重點 Authority Merriam-Webster 、 Oxford University Press 、 Random House 、 Scott-Foresman 、 Doubleday 、 Macmillian 、 Simon & Schuster 、 Houghton Mifflin Vocabulary Unabridged :超過 字 Abridged : 50000~ 字 Slang Up-to-date Format Encyclopedia material Spelling Etymologies Definitions Pronunciation Syllabication Synonyms Grammatical Information Usage
8 評估專科字典的要件 插圖的輔助說明是否合宜?對專門學科人 員或非本科人員有幫助? 定義是簡單的就字義來解釋,還是有多加 說明? 目標使用群是針對國際性?或是偏重於某 一區域? 更新程度如何?
9 介紹字典的工具 Kister, Kenneth. Kister’s Best Dictionaries for Adults & Young People: A Comparative Guide. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1992, 488 pp. $39.50 Loughridege, Brendan. Which Dictionary? London: Library Association Publishing pp. $26 徐振忠。英文辭典實用指南。台北市:旺文社 民 81 。 IPL Subject Collections Reference Dictionaries IPL Subject Collections Reference Dictionaries LII Ready Reference & Quick Facts Dictionaries LII Ready Reference & Quick Facts Dictionaries Yahoo! 奇摩分類首頁 網路指南 參考資料 參考字典 Yahoo! 奇摩分類首頁 網路指南 參考資料 參考字典
10 Unabridged (足本) Dictionaries The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 2002, 5th. ed., 3984pp. $150 Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 2003,. 2256pp. $ ( +CD-ROM ) Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. CD-ROM ( v.3.0 ): 2002, irregular update. $ ; Print : 2002, 3rd. Ed pp. $129.
11 College Dictionaries--1 Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc. Online : 2000 to date. ( ) Free. Print +CD-ROM : 11th. Ed pp. $ The American Heritage College Dictionary. Somerville, MA: Houghton Mifflin Interactive, Online : ( ) Print : 4th. Ed pp. $60.
12 College Dictionaries--2 The Random House Webster’s College Dictionary + Thesaurus $39.90 Webster's New World College Dictionary + Thesaurus $39.98
13 Desk Dictionary The Concise Oxford Dictionary 2002, 10th.ed. 384pp. $29.95 Collins English Dictionary 2003, 1888pp. £30.00 Chambers 21st Century Dictionary 1993, 1664pp. $30
14 ESL Dictionary ESL English as Second Language Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 2000, 6th. Ed. $25.95 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 2003, $26.95(+ CD-ROM) Collins COBUILD New Student's English Dictionary 2002, 1088pp. £9.99 Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners 2002, 1071pp. $29.68
15 Children’s Dictionaries--1 Macmillan Dictionary for Children. CD-ROM : 2000 to date, irregular update. $60 Print : th. ed. 912 pp. $ The World Book Dictionary Print : 2003, 2 vol. $99.
16 Children’s Dictionaries--2 Scott Foresman First Dictionary. Glenview, Il: Scott, Foresman pp. $18. Merriam-Webster‘s 系列 (均為 $14.83) Elementary Dictionary ( 624pp. ) School Dictionary ( 1184pp. ) Intermediate Dictionary ( 960pp. ) School Thesaurus ( 704pp. )
17 Thesaurus/Synonyms /Antonyms --1 Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases. 1998, 1381 pp. $19 Longman Lexicon of Contemporary English 1992, $40 The Concise Oxford Thesaurus 2002, 984pp. £17.99 Longman Essential Activator 2002, 1008pp. $24
18 Thesaurus/Synonyms /Antonyms --2 Theseaurus.com The ARTFL Project: ROGET'S Thesaurus GET.html GET.html WordNet Synonym Dictionary webpages.com/synonyms.htmlhttp://vancouver- webpages.com/synonyms.html
19 Usage and Manuscript Style--1 The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th. Ed. CD-ROM : 1993, in Microsoft Bookshelf. Print : 2003, 956 pp. $55. The Columbia Guide to Online Style. pp. $34; paperback, $17.50 Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage. 1989, 980 pp, $18.95 謝寶煖。 APA Style 完全上手指南 。台北市:文 華,民國 90 年 8 月
20 Usage and Manuscript Style--2 IPL Subject Collections Reference Style & Writing Guides IPL Subject Collections Reference Style & Writing Guides The Slot. 國家圖書館 知識之窗 網路資源 教育資源/論文寫作 格式 國家圖書館 知識之窗 網路資源 教育資源/論文寫作 格式 靜宜大學蓋夏圖書館 學術寫作資源 ( ) 中央研究院圖書館 網路資源 引用資料格式 html html
21 Historical Dictionaries--1 Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online, : 2000 to date, Library:$795+ , Individals:$550http:// CD-ROM : 2nd ed to date, $895 Print : 1989, 2nd., 20 vols. $3000. The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. CD-ROM : $75 Print : 1998, 2 vols. 5th. Ed. $150. Oxford 字詞典專區
22 Historical Dictionaries--2 Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 4v. Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. 1994 to date, 3 vols. $79.95
23 Slang Dictionary of American Slang 1998, 3rd.ed. 640pp. $42.95 Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang 2000, 1326pp. $19.95 The Alternative Dictionaries A Dictionary of Slang The College Slang Page On-line Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
24 Quotation The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations 1999,5th. Ed. 1152pp. $45 其他 Oxford 出版的版本 usa.org/reference/general/quotations.htmlhttp:// usa.org/reference/general/quotations.html Familiar Quotations About.com : Quotations Movie Quotes Famous Quotations quotations.com/ quotations.com/
25 Foreign Language Dictionaries ( Bilingual ) The HarperCollins Series HarperCollins-Robert French Dictionary HarperCollins Spanish Dictionary HarperCollins German Dictionary Encyclopedia of Languages of Europe Dictionary of Languages Berlitz Passport to 31 Languages. 1999 to date, $30. ( CD-ROM )
26 Foreign Language Dictionaries ( Bilingual ) -- 網路翻譯工具 Language Dictionaries and Translators. AltaVista translation services Free Translation and Professional Translation
27 特殊用途字詞典 Acronyms Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary Abbreviations Dictionary Acronym Finder Acronym Server Webster’s Official Crossword Puzzle Dictionary. CD-ROM : 1992 irregular update. $29.95 Print : paperback, $4.99 The New Hacker’s Dictionary
28 網路綜合字典 OneLook Dictionaries Dictionary.com Vocabulary University
29 網路電子字典 --2 The Word Detective detective.comhttp://word- detective.com Rhymezone Free On-line Dictionary of Computing