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What is Lexicography?
What is a dictionary? What is an encyclopedia? Who may use the Dictionary for Every Day? Who may use the Dictionary of Competencies? What are the types of dictionaries? What are the 10 most commonly used English words? What are the 100 most commonly used English words? What are the 1000 most commonly used English words? How many total words are there in English language up to October 30, 2010? 5000 Most Common Words |
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What is Lexicography?
The process or work of writing, editing, or compiling a dictionary. What is a dictionary? A reference resource containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them. This resource can be online or in a printed format. How do you pronounce the word "thesaurus”? What is a thesaurus? A reference resource containing a classified list of synonyms. It also can contain synonyms and antonyms of specific subjects. What is an encyclopedia? A reference work often in several volumes containing articles on various topics or in question and answer format, usually arranged in alphabetical order or subjects. What is a homophone? A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word, but has a different spelling and meaning. [does not have to have a different spelling: rose (flower) and rose (got up) are homophones. All homonyms are homophones but not all homophones are homonyms] What are examples of homophones? www.qureshiuniversity.com/homophones.html What is a homonym? A homonym is a word that sounds or is spelled in the same way as another word but has a different meaning. What are examples of homonyms? www.qureshiuniversity.com/homonyms.html What is a homograph? A homograph is one of two or more words spelled alike but that have different meanings or pronunciations. What are examples of homographs? www.qureshiuniversity.com/homograph.html This completes one of my theses in the English language. I have hundreds of other theses. What should various lexicographers, editors, and dictionaries do? What should you know about an English language word? There are 22 parameters you should know about an English language word. What are various classes of words in the English language? Adjective, adverb, conjunction, verb, noun, preposition, pronoun, interjection What should you know about an English word? What should you know about English classes of words? These are two different questions. Dictionary for Every Day Who may use the Dictionary for Every Day? High school students. People who always need to have a copy of or access to the Dictionary for Every Day. Any person who needs details about commonly used words. Dictionary of Competencies Who may use the Dictionary of Competencies? Supervisors in various departments Types of dictionaries What are the types of dictionaries? |
| Agricultural dictionary |
| Culinary dictionary |
| Everyday dictionary |
| Dictionary of competencies |
| Engineering dictionary |
| Law dictionary |
| Medical dictionary |
| Textile dictionary |