Monday, March 10, 2014

The Demise of Dictionaries?


In 'Who needs dictionaries?' Michael Rundell explores the future of dictionaries. In this seminar he discusses the idea that dictionaries are going the same way as encyclopedias. In just a few years most activity has moved from paper to electronic media and for pedagogical dictionaries, whose users are mostly young and therefore 'digital natives,' the switch from old to new media is even more advanced. Is there any future for dictionaries?

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