Pedagogical Lexicography: a Pakistani Perspective

The general call that lexicography should address the potential needs of the dictionary users is amply reflected at least in the pedagogical dictionaries currently available in the market. But these dictionaries claim to be global in their response to this call. As a matter of fact, learners' dictionaries are supposed to be compiled taking into consideration the language needs and problems of specific L1 users. It is in this way that the future generation of learners' dictionaries will be able to satisfy their users at optimal level. The present study is case in point. The author has the unique privilege of having produced over twenty PhDs in English language & linguistics and twice as many successful M Phil scholars in the areas of linguistics and literature. He has taught literature and linguistics for more than thirty years at graduate and post-graduate levels in both public and private institutions of higher education in Pakistan.