Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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LDOCE 4th ed.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE) was first published by Longman in 1978.[1] The dictionary is available in various formats: paper only; paper with a bundled premium website; online access only or a gratis online version. LDOCE is an advanced learner's dictionary, providing definitions by using a restricted vocabulary, helping non-native English speakers to understand meanings easily.

The latest version of Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English is the sixth edition. The premium website was revised during 2014 and 2015 and offers over a million corpus examples, exceeding that of the paper version and also supplying sound files for every word and 88,000 example sentences, along with various tools for study, teaching, examinations and grammar. The 9000 most important English words to learn have been highlighted via the Longman Communication 9000.

The gratis LDOCE online was updated to its current layout in 2008 and offers a search (with spelling assistance), definitions; collocations; many examples and pictures.

Longman Defining Vocabulary[edit]

A key feature of the LDOCE is its utilization of the Longman Defining Vocabulary, a 2000-word controlled defining vocabulary used to write all of the definitions in the dictionary.[2] This defining vocabulary was developed from Michael West's General Service List of high-frequency words and their most common meanings.[3]

The controlled defining vocabulary is not only helpful to second-language learners, but has also facilitated the use of the LDOCE as a machine-readable dictionary in computational linguistics research.[4]

Publications[edit]

English dictionaries[edit]

LDOCE by Pearson English Language Teaching[edit]

  • 6th edition (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 6th Edition): Includes 230,000 words, phrases, and meanings; 165,000 corpus-based example sentences, Longman 9,000 keywords, 65,000 collocations (extra 147,000 online), online access for print dictionary.[5]
  • Paperback bi-colour edition+12 months online subscription (ISBN 978-144795420-0)
  • 1st? impression (2014-07-04)

Longman Handy Learner's Dictionary of American English[edit]

  • 2nd? edition: Includes 28,000 words and phrases.[6]

English-Chinese dictionaries[edit]

LDOCE by Longman[edit]

  • Third edition: Includes 80,000 entries, over 200 usage topics, 24 pages of coloured illustrations, 3,000 popular keywords, 20 Language Notes, over 150 new usage frequency tables, new IELTS vocabulary table. Optical disc includes only new contents not found in the printed LDOCE dictionary.
  • Traditional Chinese version (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) Third Edition/朗文當代高級辭典(英英・英漢雙解)第三版)
  • 1st? impression (2004-10-30)

LDOCE by Pearson English Language Teaching (Asia)[edit]

  • 4th edition: Includes 207,000 words, phrases, and meanings (including 4000 new words); 155,000 usage examples, 7,000 synonyms and antonyms, over 250 usage topics, 14 pages of coloured illustrations, 3,000 popular keywords, Language Notes. Definitions use only 2000 common words. Optical disc includes contents from LDOCE and Longman Concise Chinese-English Dictionary.
  • Traditional Chinese version (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) 4th Edition/朗文當代高級辭典(英英・英漢雙解)第四版)
  • 1st? impression (2010-01-28)
  • 1st? impression (2009-09-03)
  • 5th edition:
  • Traditional Chinese version (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) 5th Edition/朗文當代高級英漢雙解辭典第五版)
1st? impression (2013-08-12)
1st? impression (2013-08-12)

Longman Advanced American Dictionary by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press[edit]

  • New edition: Includes 185,000 words, phrases, definitions (including 6000 new encyclopaedic entries); 73,000 examples, over 1,000 word analyses, grammar hints, vocabulary choices, oral phrases, composition hints.
  • Simplified Chinese version
  • Hardcover edition (Longman Advanced American Dictionary new edition/新版朗文當代高階英漢雙解詞典) (ISBN 978-756008420-6)
  • 1st? impression (2013-08-01)

LDOCE by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press[edit]

  • 4th edition
  • Simplified Chinese version
  • Hardcover edition+disc (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English/朗文當代高級英語辭典(英英‧英漢雙解)第4版) (ISBN 978-756008420-6)
  • 1st? impression (2009-12-01)
  • Hardcover large print edition+disc (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English/朗文當代高級英語辭典(英英‧英漢雙解)第4版(大字版)) (ISBN 978-756008487-9)
  • 1st? impression (2010-02-01)
  • Hardcover condensed print edition (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 4th Edition/朗文當代高級英語辭典(英英‧英漢雙解)) (ISBN 978-756008604-0)
  • 1st? impression (2009-06-01)
  • Paperback condensed print edition (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English/朗文當代高級英語辭典(英英‧英漢雙解)第4版(縮印版)) (ISBN 978-756008501-2)
  • 1st? impression (2010-07-01)
  • 5th edition
  • Simplified Chinese version (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5th Edition/朗文當代高級英語辭典(英英‧英漢雙解)第5版)
  • 1st? impression (2014-08-01)
  • 1st? impression (2014-05-01)
  • 1st? impression (2014-10-01)

LDOCE by Dahe shubao tushu gufen youxiangongsi[edit]

  • 5th edition: Includes 230,000 entries, 65,000 collocations, 18,000-word synonyms and antonyms, 3000 common oral and written words. New thesaurus, grammar, collocation sections. DVD supports Microsoft Windows 2000(SP4) to Windows 10, includes contents from LDOCE and Longman Concise Chinese-English Dictionary, English pronunciations, bookmarks and notes. Online contents (available for 4 years after activation) includes online vocabulary and grammatical resources (including short video, interactive exercises and examinations), Longman Communication 9000.
  • Traditional Chinese version (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) 5th Edition/朗文當代高級英漢雙解辭典第五版)
  • Hardcover bi-colour edition with 4 years online service (with English LDOCE 6th edition)+DVD (ISBN 978-916001562-8)
1st? impression (2017-01-12)

LDOCE by XCome Technology Ltd.[edit]

  • 4th edition
  • Android version (Longman Dictionary)[7]: Based on Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) (4th edition).
  • 1.5.8 (Android 2.3.3, 2017-06-15)
  • iOS version (朗文当代高级词典(英英/英汉 双解)[8], 朗文當代高級辭典(英英/英漢 雙解)[9]
  • 1.0 (2015-12-21)
  • 1.1 (2016-01-20)
  • 1.2 (2017-07-05)
  • 1.3 (iOS 8.0, 2017-07-20)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anthony Paul Cowie. English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners: A History. Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Atkins, B. and M. Rundell. The Oxford Guide to Practical Lexicography, 2008: Oxford University Press.
  3. ^ West, M. A General Service List of English Words, 1953, London: Longman.
  4. ^ Bullock, D. 'NSM + LDOCE: A Non-Circular Dictionary of English', International Journal of Lexicography, 24/2, 2011: 226-240.
  5. ^ [http://www.longmanhomeusa.com/catalog/products/product-details/?sid=Learner+Dictionaries&pid=F-0JR-LD Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English]
  6. ^ [http://www.longmanhomeusa.com/catalog/products/product-details/?sid=Learner+Dictionaries&pid=F-0EH-19 Longman Handy Learner's Dictionary of American English]
  7. ^ Longman Dictionary
  8. ^ 朗文当代高级词典(英英/英汉 双解)
  9. ^ 朗文當代高級辭典(英英/英漢 雙解)

External links[edit]

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