"CONTROLLED VOCABULARY” AND ISSUES CONCERNING THE COMPILATION OF AN ENGLISH GEORGIAN LEARNER’S DICTIONARY

Elene Khuskivadze

Authors

Elene Khuskivadze

Keywords:

learner’s dictionary, controlled vocabulary, polysemantic meanings

Abstract

The aim of the article is to represent the study that explores the necessity of the controlled vocabulary in a bilingual English-Georgian learner’s dictionary and the necessity of the reduction of polysemantic meanings of a word based on the frequency principle in an English –Georgian learner’s dictionary. It is necessary to combine the two main methodologies of lexicography: on the one hand, to get acquainted with the methodology of learner's lexicography and on the other hand to study the needs of the dictionary users. An experiment was planned and conducted with the participation of school students, which revealed interesting results. Thus, the study identified the need to create an English-Georgian learner’s dictionary tailored for students’ needs.

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Author Biography

Elene Khuskivadze

I am a PhD student of Philology (lexicography) at Tbilisi State University, currently working on the article how to develop the skills of the dictionary users of English learners. I work on the exercises that will help the English learners to study polysemous words as well. I teach English as a second language at public school #24. I have the extensive experience of teaching English. I have been teaching English for eighteen years. I taught English the children who were involved in inclusion studies.

References

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