Quiz #3

What is a dictionary?
-definition of  the word 'dictionary': 

     • noun (pl. dictionaries) a book that lists the words of a language and gives their meaning, or their equivalent in a different language. 
(http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/dictionary?view=uk)

● What kinds of dictionary are there?
-Semasiological dictionary (reader's dictionary)
-Onomasiological dictionary (writer's dictionary)

● What is the difference between a semasiological dictionary and an onomasiological dictionary?
-In a semasiological dictionary you can look up a word you don't know the meaning of.
   e.g. definition of the word 'eddy':

1.	a small current of water, air, fog, dust, or the like that moves contrary to the main current, esp. rotating like a whirlpool.

         (http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script=search&matchent=eddy&matchtype=exact)

-In an onomasiological dictionary you look up a meaning you don't know a specific word for. 
   e.g. specific word for: A motion in a continued circle.

       rotation, revolution, gyration, whirl, eddy, ...
      (example given by Dr. Gibbon)

● What other kinds of dictionaries are there?
- thesaurus
- etymological dictionary
- monolingual dictionary
- bilingual dictionary
- scientific dictionary
- name dictinary

● What is Text Linguistics?
-text  noun 1 [U] 
the written words in a book, magazine, etc., not the pictures:
The book has 100 pages of closely printed text.

linguistics  noun [U] (ALSO linguistic science)
the systematic study of the structure and development of language in general or of particular languages

(both from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

Text linguistics is a certain field of linguistics which concentrates on the structure and development of texts, e.g.:
- dictionaries
- enzyclopedia

● What is Applied Text Linguistics?
-When a linguist uses his theoretical knowledge about text linguistics he applies it on a specific text.

 

● What are the main kinds of information in a dictionary?
- The three main kinds of information in a dictionary are its FORM, STRUCTURE and CONTENT. Give examples of

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FORM information
- all the answers to the questions in my portfolio appear in 'Times New Roman' size '12'.

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STRUCTURE information
- the structure of my portfolio is that I first write the question down and the answer follows right afterwards

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CONTENT information
- one sentence can have different meanings dependant from the person reading. 'It is freezing outside' could either mean 'It is really cold outside' or 'Shut the window'.

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What is the main kind of information which dictionary users are generally interested in?
- dictionary users are generally interested in the CONTENT.

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Find dictionary defintions of 5 different words of different parts of speech, and
– give examples of genus and differentia specifica

- coffee:

 • noun:
 a hot drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds of a tropical shrub.

 

- black: 

 • adjective:
  of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light

- chat: 

  • verb (chatted, chatting):
  talk in an informal way.


 

- out: 

  • adverb:
 moving away from a place, especially from one that is enclosed to one that is open.

- and: 

  • conjunction:
  used to connect words, clauses, or sentences. 
(all examples taken from:http://www.askoxford.com/?view=uk) 

 

– give examples of other kinds of definition

-  contextual definition
-  recursive definition
-  real definition
-  circle definition

  

 

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