THE PROBLEM OF NORMATIVITY IN EXPLANATORY ENGLISH DICTIONARIES

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  • Abhay Mudgal Mudgal a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:19:"VMV College Nagpur ";}

Abstract

An academic type dictionary is a normative one that describes the lexical system of a given language: it should not contain facts that contradict modern usage. The article is devoted to the issues of normativity in explanatory English dictionaries such as there is given a great number of examples along with plausible justification to the work.

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2023-01-31

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