DICTIONARIES

Roberto Ruiz Moreno

What is a dictionary?Dictionaries are resources for finding word meanings, parts of speech, word origins and even synonyms and antonyms. It is compound by a collection of words, often listed alphabetically.

John of Garland: First appearance

of the word: Dictionary.

Brief history about Dictionaries

1220

1582

Richard Mulcaster wrote The

Elementarie, a spelling guide with

more than 8000 english words.

1604

Robert Cawdrey compiled the first 'authentic' English

dictionary 1755

One of the most authoritative and

famous dictionaries was published by

Samuel Johnson in two volumes

1884

1928

Oxford University Press began writing and releasing the Oxford

English Dictionary in short fascicles and they finally released

the complete OED in twelve volumes in 1928.

2000

The OED was available online for

all subscriptions.

Types of Dictionaries

Monolingual

Bilingual

Etymological

Rhyming

Thesaurus

Specialized

In general terms, dictionaries can be defined in three

different groups:

·Explanatory Dictionaries·Translation Dictionaries·Specialized Dictionaries

Let’s make it clearer…

Explanatory Dictionaries

Translation Dictionaries

Specialized Dictionaries

Monolingual Dictionary

Bilingual Dictionary

Thesaurus

Let’s make it clearer…

Explanatory Dictionaries

Translation Dictionaries

Specialized Dictionaries

Monolingual Dictionary

Bilingual Dictionary

Thesaurus

Let’s make it clearer…

Explanatory Dictionaries

Translation Dictionaries

Specialized Dictionaries

Monolingual Dictionary

Bilingual Dictionary

Thesaurus

Let’s make it clearer…

Explanatory Dictionaries

Translation Dictionaries

Specialized Dictionaries

Monolingual Dictionary

Bilingual Dictionary

Thesaurus

Let’s make it clearer…

Explanatory Dictionaries

Translation Dictionaries

Specialized Dictionaries

Monolingual Dictionary

Bilingual Dictionary

Thesaurus

Let’s make it clearer…

Explanatory Dictionaries

Translation Dictionaries

Specialized Dictionaries

Monolingual Dictionary

Bilingual Dictionary

Thesaurus

Bibliography:Lexicograph:http://lexicograph.ruslang.ru/TextPdf2/Roz_lexicology_course.pdfStudy.com:http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-dictionary-definition-use-history.htmlWikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary#Types

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