首页
登录
职称英语
Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a
Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a
游客
2024-04-13
17
管理
问题
Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a "new" feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: Encyclopedic(百科全书的)Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture is the LDOCE plus cultural information.
The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to have a distinctly "cultural" as well as language learning content. That being said, the way in which they approach the cultural element is not identical, making direct comparisons between the three difficult.
While there is some common ground between the encyclopedic, cultural entries for the Oxford and Longman dictionaries, there is a clear difference. Oxford lays claim to being encyclopedic on content whereas Longman distinctly concentrates on the language and culture of the English-speaking world. The Oxford dictionary can therefore stand more vigorous scrutiny for cultural bias than the Longman publication because the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest of the world from the cultural perspectives of the English-speaking world. The cultural objectives of the BBC dictionary are in turn more distinct still. Based on an analysis of over 70 million words recorded from the BBC World Service and National Public Radio of Washington over a period of four years, their 1,000 brief encyclopedic entries are based on people and places that have featured in the news recently. The intended user they have in mind is a regular listener to the World Service who will have a reasonable standard of English and a developed skill in listening comprehension.
In reality, though, the BBC dictionary will be purchased by a far wider range of language learners, as will the other two dictionaries. We will be faced with a situation where many of the users of these dictionaries will at the very least have distinct socio-cultural perspectives and may have world views which are totally opposed and even hostile to those of the West. Advanced learners from this kind of background will not only evaluate a dictionary on how user-friendly it is but will also have definite views about the scope and appropriateness of the various socio-cultural entries. [br] The BBC dictionary differs from Oxford and Longman in that _____.
选项
A、it has a wider selection of encyclopedic entries
B、it is mainly designed to meet the needs of radio listeners
C、it lays more emphasis on language than on culture
D、it is intended to help listeners develop their listening comprehension skills
答案
B
解析
第3段最后一句说到:他们心目中预期的字典使用者是那些经常收听“世界广播”并具有相当英语水平和高级听力技能的听众。可知B正确。A、C没有原文依据;D故意歪曲文意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3553007.html
相关试题推荐
Untilrecently,themedicalcommunitybelievedthatmosthearinglosswasca
[originaltext]M:Janelooksdepressedrecently.Ithinkitisbecauseofherhe
[originaltext]M:Janelooksdepressedrecently.Ithinkitisbecauseofherhe
[originaltext]M:Janelooksdepressedrecently.Ithinkitisbecauseofherhe
[originaltext]M:Janelooksdepressedrecently.Ithinkitisbecauseofherhe
[originaltext]M:Janelooksdepressedrecently.Ithinkitisbecauseofherhe
Gulliverhasafriendwhorecentlygaveuphisjobtostudyfor"TheKnowled
Gulliverhasafriendwhorecentlygaveuphisjobtostudyfor"TheKnowled
Gulliverhasafriendwhorecentlygaveuphisjobtostudyfor"TheKnowled
Theneedforbirthcontrolmethodshasdevelopedfairlyrecently,withthed
随机试题
[originaltext]M:[12]Canyoutellmesomethingabouttheuniversityshuttlebus
Thethiefwhobrokeintothechurchwascaughtbecausetracesofwax,foundonh
下面能实现NAT的是()。A.DNS服务器 B.代理服务器 C.FTP
Windows中文件窗口移动时应拖动()。A、窗口边框 B、窗口任
根据旅游活动的风险程度,对旅行社、住宿、旅游交通以及我国《旅游法》规定的高风险旅
A.炒炭B.土炒C.醋制D.酒制E.姜制可增强大黄止血功效的炮制方法是
脑脊液在1~2小时内形成块状凝固见于A:蛛网膜下腔梗阻B:神经梅毒C:结核性
下列关于量化分析法的说法,不正确的是()。A:它是利用统计、数值模拟和其他定量模
提高深层淤泥质土的承载力可采取()。A.固结灌浆 B.喷混凝土护面 C
左锁骨上窝发现浅表淋巴结肿大的临床意义是什么?
最新回复
(
0
)