Types of Dictionaries A Types of Dictionaries in

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Types of Dictionaries A. Types of Dictionaries in terms of form/medium: - Books (advantages

Types of Dictionaries A. Types of Dictionaries in terms of form/medium: - Books (advantages & disadvantages) - CDs (advantages & disadvantages) - Internet/Online Dictionaries (advantages & disadvantages)

CD ROMs

CD ROMs

CD ROMs

CD ROMs

CD ROMs

CD ROMs

Types of Dictionaries B. Types of Dictionaries in terms of content: 1 - General

Types of Dictionaries B. Types of Dictionaries in terms of content: 1 - General Dictionaries: normal dictionaries that give you information about the most common words. - Disadvantage: They don’t include new words until they become common.

2. Specialized Dictionaries �They are useful for a special group of people (e. g.

2. Specialized Dictionaries �They are useful for a special group of people (e. g. children/Advanced learners). �Useful for special fields of knowledge (e. g. medicine/ computer sciences/ chemistry). OR: �They concentrate on one part of language (e. g. idioms/abbreviations) �Translating between different varieties of one language (e. g. British -American) �Having a special organization (thesaurus: a dictionary listing words with all their synonyms (i. e. words with similar meaning.

2. Specialized Dictionaries

2. Specialized Dictionaries

2. Specialized Dictionaries

2. Specialized Dictionaries

C. Types of Dictionaries in terms of the language 1. Monolingual dictionaries: All entries

C. Types of Dictionaries in terms of the language 1. Monolingual dictionaries: All entries come in one language 2. Bilingual Dictionaries: Each entry has translations of words in another language. 3. Multilingual dictionaries: Each entry has translations of words more than two languages.