How Helpful Are Online English Learners' Dictionaries in Dealing with Misspellings?

This is a Pre-Print: An unrefereed manuscript version of an article, as submitted for review in a journal. This pre-print version is much more substantial than the final published version. The final published version has appeared as: Lew, Robert and Roger Mitton 2012. `Online English Learners´ Dictionaries and Misspellings: One Year On.´ International Journal of Lexicography. DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecs016

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