Berhanu Asfaw

The Shortcomings of Amharic Bilingual Dictionaris: a Case of Two English - Amharic Bilingual Dictionaries Berhanu Asfaw

Dictionary is the most frequently used reference work in our day to day academic activities to check meaning and judicial interpretations. Accordingly, it needs a curious and cautious preparation, organization and compilation. The main objective of this book is to explore and expose the shortcomings of two Amharic bilingual dictionaries; namely, PEAD and MEAD. The general result revealed that the dictionaries are enclosed with a considerable amount of shortcomings. The findings can help the users to realize the shortcomings of bilingual dictionaries in general and English-Amharic dictionaries in particular. More specifically, the findings can serve as a guideline for dictionary compilers and publishers. Moreover it adds an evaluation criteria to the efforts focused on the improvement of the quality of bilingual dictionaries.