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From the research I've done, English/Japanese bilingual dictionaries made by Kenkyusha are held to be the most "authoritative" and academically rigorous. The problem is that Kenkyusha is a Japanese publisher. Their dictionaries are made for Japanese-speakers trying to learn English, not the other way around.
The question I have is this: which bilingual dictionary from an English-speaking publisher* has the best academic reputation? Is there any one that's considered the most authoritative, or is the top shared by a few different competitors? Also, which one has the most words, if not the one that answers the previous question? I haven't been able to find any definite answers from Google searching. Every result I get for this query ends up talking about dictionaries from Japanese companies. The few that don't are usually limited to recommendations like "it's easy to use" rather than focusing on its linguistic merit. Note that it does not need to be a "beginner's" dictionary. If a more advanced one is held in higher esteem, I can just do without the training wheels.
*Nationality is irrelevant. It can be American, Canadian, British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, whatever.
The question I have is this: which bilingual dictionary from an English-speaking publisher* has the best academic reputation? Is there any one that's considered the most authoritative, or is the top shared by a few different competitors? Also, which one has the most words, if not the one that answers the previous question? I haven't been able to find any definite answers from Google searching. Every result I get for this query ends up talking about dictionaries from Japanese companies. The few that don't are usually limited to recommendations like "it's easy to use" rather than focusing on its linguistic merit. Note that it does not need to be a "beginner's" dictionary. If a more advanced one is held in higher esteem, I can just do without the training wheels.
*Nationality is irrelevant. It can be American, Canadian, British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, whatever.
