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Reena Kapoor, Lovely Professional University Unit 9: Dictionaries

Unit 9: Dictionaries Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

9.1 Definition and Scope
9.1.1 Uses of Dictionaries
9.2 Combination of Dictionary and Other Reference Sources

9.2.1 Dictionary-cum-Thesaurus
9.2.2 Encyclopaedic Dictionary
9.2.3 Subject Encyclopaedic Dictionaries
9.2.4 Dictionary and Handbook
9.3 Types of Dictionaries

9.3.1 General Language Dictionaries
9.3.2 Special Dictionaries
9.3.3 Dictionaries Useful for Translations

9.3.4 Subject Dictionaries
9.4 Historical and Etymological Dictionaries
9.5 Summary
9.6 Keywords
9.7 Review Questions

9.8 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

Define the term dictionary
Explain the scope of dictionaries
List the uses of dictionaries
Analyse combination of dictionary and other reference sources

Describe different types of dictionaries
Explain Historical and Etymological Dictionaries

Introduction

The use of the term “dictionary” in a title is sometimes misused. The work may be encyclopaedic
in nature because it may give information about the thing as well as the words. Similarly,
sometimes the term “encyclopaedia” in a title may be used for a work, which may be nothing

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