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Samuel Johnson
Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
Anatole France
Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of
dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs,
ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity,
andhas its bases broad and low, close to the ground.
Noah Webster
Discussion

1. 
   Lexicography as a branch of Linguistics, its aims and significance.
   
2. 
   Main types of dictionaries of the English language:
   

1. 
   linguistic and encyclopedic dictionaries;
   
2. 
   monolingual, bilingual and multilingual dictionaries;
   
3. 
   large, concise and pocket/gem dictionaries;
   
4. 
   general and restricted dictionaries;
   
5. 
   explanatory and special dictionaries;
   
6. 
   synchronic and diachronic dictionaries;
   
7. 
   alphabetical, ideographic and reverse dictionaries;
   
8. 
   word-frequency dictionaries; glossaries and concordances;
   
9. 
   combinatory dictionaries, phraseological dictionaries; dictionaries of sayings and proverbs;
   
10. 
    electronic and on-line dictionaries;
    
11. 
    types of dictionaries depending on the intended user;
    
12. 
    other types.
    

Terminology
Lexicography is the theory and practice of compiling dictionaries.
Lexis (or vocabulary, word-stock, lexicon) is the total number of words that make up a language.
Dictionary is a book that gives a list of words alphabetical order, with their meanings in the same or other language.