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definitionan explanation of the meaning of a word

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Your speech is made of wordsto project your ideas

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To accept your ideas, your audience needs to understand your words

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classification + differentiation definition

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definition by example

Define by…

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comparison + contrast definition

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definition by etymology

synonyms and antonyms

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whereto find definitions

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• contains brief explanatory notes for words or terms

• arranged alphabetically

DICTIONARYa dictionary is

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online or in print

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types of dictionary

Language dictionaries

Subject dictionaries

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Language dictionary

• Lists words of a language• Alphabetical order• Orthography• Syllabification• Pronunciation• Etymology• Definition• Standard usage• (Synonyms)• (Antonyms)

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Subject dictionary

• contains brief explanatory notes for terms and topics

• related to a specific subject• arranged alphabetically• increasingly online• sometimes, encyclopedias

call themselves dictionaries

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• book or numbered set of books• contain authoritative summary

information on a variety of topics• in the form of short essays• arranged alphabetically by

headword or classification

ENCYCLOPEDIASan encyclopedia is

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general specialised

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A key feature of encyclopedias• may have list of references for

further reading

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search toolsfor finding definitions

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outGoogle search operator define:

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• metadictionary of 900 online dictionaries• indexes English words and phrases

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Simultaneously search these excellent dictionaries:• Australian Oxford Dictionary• Canadian Oxford Dictionary• New Oxford American Dictionary• The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary• Oxford Dictionary of English• Oxford Paperback Thesaurus• Pocket Oxford American Thesaurus

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Oxford Reference – The OED

• Oxford English Dictionary• Created in 1857 in Britain• Best etymological analysis of English language• Authority on evolution of the English language

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library.hkbu.edu.hk

Do keyword search:

dictionary geography

dictionary food

dictionary english slang

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Do keyword search:

encyclopedia linguistics

encyclopedia food drink

encyclopedia bad taste

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dictionary linguistics

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Links to all of the materials covered (and a few more!) are available on the course guide:

http://hkbu.libguides.com/GCPS1005

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resources

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