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Pragmatic representations of sensitive terms for people with disabilities in online English learner’s dictionaries 在线英语学习词典中残疾人敏感词汇的语用表征

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-11-03 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag043

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Beyond Neutrality: Detecting Polarity Divergence in AI-generated Dictionary Definitions Via Sentiment Screening 超越中立：通过情感筛选检测人工智能生成的字典定义的极性分歧

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-11-01 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag041

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In the trenches of lemma choice in immigrant dictionaries 在移民词典的引词选择的战壕中

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-10-23 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag037

Donna M T Cr Farina, Alenka Vrbinc, Marjeta Vrbinc

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Mixed feelings in (and about) the online Anglo-Norman dictionary : Middle English within the semantic category of Emotion 在线盎格鲁-诺曼词典：情感语义范畴内的中古英语

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-10-22 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag040

José Miguel Alcolado Carnicero

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Empirical research on the effect of multimodal definition on the acquisition of plant cultural words 多模态定义对植物文化词汇习得影响的实证研究

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-08-23 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag027

Zhen Zeng, Qianqian Wang

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100 scholarly echoes of generative AI in lexicography 生成人工智能在词典编纂中的100个学术回响

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag021

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Citing the future: The legacy of Patrick Hanks 展望未来：帕特里克·汉克斯的遗产

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag022

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Is Generative AI a reliable collocation dictionary builder? Or isn’t it (yet)? 生成AI是一个可靠的搭配字典生成器吗？还是（还）没有？

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag019

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Extraction and abstraction of lexicographic data through AI: The case of Body Part Nouns 基于AI的词典数据提取与抽象：以身体部分名词为例

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag017

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Large Language Models and the Restructuring of Lexicographic Ecology: A Macro–Micro Coupling Model 大语言模型与词典编纂生态的重构：一个宏观-微观耦合模型

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International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2026-07-21 DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecag020

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