Buchbeitrag
General issues of online dictionary use
The first international study (N=684) we conducted within our research project on online dictionary use included very general questions on that topic. In this chapter, we present the corresponding results on questions like the use of both printed and online dictionaries as well as on the types of dictionaries used, devices used to access online dictionaries and some information regarding the willingness to pay for premium content. The data collected by us, show that our respondents both use printed and online dictionaries and, according to their self-report, many different kinds of dictionaries. In this context, our results revealed some clear cultural differences: in German-speaking areas spelling dictionaries are more common than in other linguistic areas, where thesauruses are widespread. Only a minority of our respondents is willing to pay for premium content, but most of the respondents are prepared to accept advertising. Our results also demonstrate that our respondents mainly tend to use dictionaries on big-screen devices, e.g. desktop computers or laptops.
- Language
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Deutsch
- Subject
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Computerunterstützte Lexikographie
Wörterbuch
Germanische Sprachen; Deutsch
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Koplenig, Alexander
Müller-Spitzer, Carolin
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Berlin; Boston : De Gruyter
- (when)
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2014-04-23
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-21774
- Last update
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06.03.2025, 9:00 AM CET
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Object type
- Buchbeitrag
Associated
- Koplenig, Alexander
- Müller-Spitzer, Carolin
- Berlin; Boston : De Gruyter
Time of origin
- 2014-04-23
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