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Unit 9: Dictionaries

(viii) Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms: Abbreviations are the shortened form Notes
of long words, viz., e.g., for example. Acronyms are the words formed from the
initial letters of names.

Example: Acronyms, Initialism and Abbreviations Dictionary. Ed. 18/ed. By Jannifer
Mossman. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993. 3v.
ix) Dictionary of Signs and Symbols: This special dictionary does not deal with words
but still it is a part of language dictionary as the signs have meanings.

Example: The Book of Signs/by Rudolph Koch. New edition. Constable, 1955.
It contains not only signs/but also symbols used from the earliest to Middle Ages
by primitive people and early Christians.

(3) Dictionaries Dealing with Literary Aspects and Catering to Special Group of Persons:
This group deals with the literary aspects rather than language. Some of the important
dictionaries under the group are discussed below:

(i) Dictionary of Quotations: Quotation is pithy one or two sentence, made as a remark by
an eminent person in course of lecture, speech or in a book of fiction or non-fiction.
It describes a situation or characteristic of a person by type in a few words which,
later on is used by others to describe similar situation or person. It is not uncommon
for library user to come to the library seeking exact words or context or person with
whom a particular quotation is associated.
The dictionary of quotation is a very useful aid of reference collection.

Example: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. New ed. Oxford University
Press, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations/ed. By A. J. Augarde. London: Oxford University
Pr., 1991.
(ii) Dictionary of Proverbs: Dictionaries of proverbs list proverbs in alphabetical order
under the first significant key word with cross references to other important words.

Example: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs/comp. By John Simpson and Jennifer
Speak. Ed. 2. London: O.U.P., 1993.
The Prentice-Hall Encyclopaedia of World Proverbs: A Treasury of Wit and Wisdom
through the Ages. Englewood Cliff, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1986.

(iii) Dictionary of Foreign Terms: This dictionary covers foreign words and phrases regularly
used in English language. It is a very useful source of reference.

Example: A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English/by Alan Joseph
Bliss. New York: Dutton, 1966.

(iv) Dictionary of Phrases - Example Includes: Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrases and Fables/
by E.C. Brewer. Ed. 14/ed. By Ivon H. Evans. N.Y. Harper and Row, 1989.
(v) Dictionary of Idioms: They are very useful for the writers to check the meaning and
usage of idioms. Each idiom is defined and used in a sentence.

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