![]() Not only is it inconvenient, but a citation should reasonably represent the resource the post author actually checked, just in case there is variance. Do not change old citations that were valid at the time they were made. This is easy, relatively painless and adequate under our given policies. The first is if you are citing the website directly, you should cite Lexico by name. Since we are talking about Oxford University Press, you presently have a couple of options here: Minimalistically I was wondering if there was going to be consensus on this or if we're just going to go our own ways according to individual preference. I think a dictionary definition should be cited with the name of the dictionary the definition is from. Another user disagrees with this (and I concur). One user suggests to simply cite "Lexico", as that is the "source". As to my question on how we should cite this dictionary now that it's changed url and is no longer called by its former name there are only a few comments in that question that touch on this subject. The answer is directed to the potential effects the change might have on links for existing citations. The question merely alerts people that the site that hosted what used to be called Oxford Living Dictionaries is now at the domain name. How should it be cited now? If it's just cited "Oxford Dictionary" or "Oxford Dictionary online" it'll be even more prone to being mistaken for the OED, which was even a problem when it was the Oxford Living Dictionaries.Įdit: My question has been identified as a duplicate. Seeing as this is just a domain name, and the dictionary is still created by Oxford lexicographers and the Oxford University Press, it should be cited Oxford dictionary or something along those lines rather than "Lexico" or something similar? I used to cite it as Oxford Living Dictionaries or OLD, distinguishable from the OED, but I don't think that name exists anymore. ![]() I was confused at what this Lexico actually was, and quite a few seem to have been also, if the FAQ is anything to go by. ![]() But anyway, I've seen people citing this Oxford dictionary as "Lexico" or "". Q.Is the dictionary content the same, who writes the definitions?Ī.All definitions and translations are written by Oxford lexicographers.ĭ is based on Random House Unabridged Dictionary, and I have a feeling that this change has been a financial decision rather than anything else. is licensing the content from our English and Spanish Oxford Dictionaries sites (lexical content, non-lexical content, and blog content) and using it to develop and build a new consumer website, freely available around the world, as a separate site to. In June 2019, the free-of-charge monolingual dictionaries of English and Spanish were moved to, a collaboration between OUP and .Īnd in the FAQ of the Oxford dictionary the FAQ gives the following information:Ī.We have partnered with to ensure we give users the best possible experience.Ī.We have recently partnered with, to offer our free English and Spanish dictionary content through rather than en.Ī.Lexico is the new domain for our free dictionary content, hosted by. The Wikipedia article on Oxford Dictionaries describes the change like this: , the same dictionary's top home button is now titled: Whereas on the old page the top home button was titled: However I don't think this name exists anymore. I used to cite this dictionary as "Oxford Living Dictionaries", as that's what it was called. Oxford Living Dictionaries (how it described itself). The dictionary content in Oxford Dictionaries focuses on current English and includes modern meanings and uses of words. It's not the official OED (Oxford English Dictionary), but instead described itself as an up-to-date online dictionary that would be reflective of contemporary English as it's spoken both formally and colloquially. I used Oxford Living Dictionaries a bit in the past. I noticed that not long ago (in June) Oxford University Press changed the server that hosted what they used to call "Oxford Living Dictionaries". ![]()
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