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SamuelL. Jackson
“Theproblem with the alphabet is that it bears no reCation
to anything at all, and when words are arrangedalphabetically
they are uselessly separated In the OED, for example, aardvarks are
19 volumes away from the. zoo, yachts are 18 volumes from the. beach,
and wine is 17 volumes from the. nearest corkscrew”.
Mark Forsyth: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words
of the English Language


Discussion

1. 
   Typical dictionary structure:
   

1. 
   introductory part (foreword, guide to the dictionary, key to pronuncia­tion, list of abbreviations and symbols);
   
2. 
   body of the dictionary;
   
3. 
   supplements and appendices.
   

2. 
   Typical word entry.
   

Terminology
Article is the smallest dictionary unit, a separate object of description and its characteristics.
Word entry is the form of the word that is the first (main) listing for that word in the dictionary.
Definition (lexical) specifies the meaning of an expression by stating it in terms of other expressions whose meaning is assumed to be known (e.g., a ewe is a female sheep).
Appendix [o'psndiks] (pl appendixes, appendices [o'pend isi:z]) is a body of separate additional material at the end of a book, magazine, etc., esp one that is documentary or explanatory.
Index (pl -dexes or -dices [-di,si:z]) is an alphabetical list of persons, places, subjects, etc., mentioned in the text of a printed work, usually at the back, and indicating where in the work they are referred to.
Practical Assignment

1. 
   Compare the systems of pronunciation presentation employed in British and American dictionaries (International Phonetic Alphabet vs. specific phonetic notation). Give examples and all necessary explanations.
   
2. 
   Trace the origin and development of the words English and England using and etymological dictionary and The Oxford English Dictionary.
   
3. 
   Can you say that you know how to use a dictionary in a proper way? If you can explain what the following abbreviations, symbols and labels used in dictionaries of different types mean:
   

1. 
   abbr., adj. (A, a, Adj, adj), adv. (Adv, adv), C, conj. (Conj, conj), det., n. (N, n), pl. (pl), pp, prep., pron. (Pron, pron), sb, sing. (sing), sth, symb., U, v. (V, v);
   
2. 
   AustralE, BrE, CanE, EAfrE, IndE, IrishE, NAmE, NEngE, NZE, SAfrE, ScotE, SEAsianE, US, WAfrE, WelshE;
   
3. 
   IDM, OPP, PHR V, SYN;
   
4. 
   (dis)approving, dialect, figurative, (in)formal, humorous, ironic, literary, offensive, old-fashioned, old use, slang, taboo, technical.
   

4. 
   Study the entries where thefollowing signs are used: ~, =, f, <^. Explain what they are necessary for.
   
5. 
   Identify the types of dictionaries the following entries belong to and try to explain what is of interest in the treatment of the same word by dictionaries of different types:
   

1. 
   woman /wumon/ n. (pl. women /wimin/)