Abstract
This chapter examines the extent of the digital migration of reference works from print to screen, and the effect this is having on dictionary publishers and dictionary users. It discusses the place of the human lexicographer, and possible new sources of e-dictionary revenue in the new ‘give-away’ internet environment. It also considers the automatic and collaborative generation of dictionary content, quality issues, and the needs and preferences of dictionary users around the world.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography |
| Editors | Philip Durkin |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 579-589 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199691630 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Nov 2015 |
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Nesi, H. (2015). The demands of users and the publishing world: printed or online, free or paid for? In P. Durkin (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography (pp. 579-589). Oxford: Oxford University Press.