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Using Bilingual Dictionaries
GROUP 1 Andi Eka Kartika H3111305
ST Nurfajriani H31113310 Bilqis Ratu Zhabrina H31113319
Dewi Indrawati Azis H311133Mira Pandari H311133
What is a dictionary?
A reference book that contains words which are arranged in alphabetical ordergives information about word meaning, pronunciation, etymology and uses
Purposes Find the meaning of words Check spelling Pronounce (say) words correctly
Types of dictionary
Bilingual dictionarygives words in two languagesprovides translations of the English word/ original
Monolingual dictionaryuses the same language for
the meaning/ explanation
An etymological dictionarytraces a word’s development over timegives examples to show how a word has
changed over timeOn-line etymological dictionary
http://www.myetymology.com/
A Rhyming Dictionarywords are grouped together by their
end soundsused more frequently in poetry than
proseRhymes e.g. run & sun sand & and
A mini-dictionarya little dictionarya pocket dictionarydesigned to be carried around easily
A thesaurusSynonyms or words with similar
meanings are grouped together
A glossary
A list of words or phrases and their meanings
often found at the back of a book as an appendix
Bilingual Dictionaries
Bilingual dictionary is an essential tool for second language learners, but using them correctly requires more than just looking up a word in one language and picking the first translation.
How to searching for an entry in a dictionary
The words are organized in alphabetical order. Words start with ‘A’ are grouped together; words start with ‘B’ are grouped together, and so on.Look at the first letter example: apple, catIf words start with the same letter, look at the second
letter example: sing, slideIf the two letters are the same, look at the third letter,
and so on. example: chair, change
The words are organized in alphabetical order
Exercise Organize these words in alphabetical order
a) fox giraffe animal monkey animal fox giraffe monkeyb) white candy shirt grape candy grape shirt whitec) pretend phone perhaps photo perhaps phone photo pretendd) see sew servant serve see servant serve sew
PART OF THE BILINGUAL DICTONARIES
Guide WordsTwo guide words at the top of each page
1.the first word at the top of the page 2.the last word on the page The words on the page fit between the two guide words.
References
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/dictionary-types.html
Support Materials and Exercises for Dictionary Skills