More example sentences for dictionaries

Martin   Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:45 am GMT
I am a native English speaker and believe that the learner's dictionary format is most suitable for all dictionaries. After all, which users consult a dictionary to learn? The answer is -- all of them. It seems obvious to me that all dictionaries at all levels should focus more on example uses of words. I would not consider a dictionary optimal unless there are 10 to 20 phrases illustrating the use of each word and one or two full sentences in addition. Yet no dictionary does this that I know of. Dictionaries for school students and specialized dictionaries such as those for business or science need this as much as dictionaries for nonnative learners. Are there any publishers focusing on expanding the use of examples in dictionaries? This issue is what led me to this website.
Thanks
eito(jpn)   Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:20 pm GMT