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Today’s Goal :

Today’s Goal :. You should know and be able to explain some of the different functions in a monolingual dictionary. Explorative Task.

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Today’s Goal :

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  1. Today’sGoal: Youshouldknow and be abletoexplainsomeof the different functions in a monolingualdictionary

  2. Explorative Task • In pairs: have a look in the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Discuss: 1. Besides the explanationof a word, what information canyougather from the dictionary? 2. Look up the word ”realize”. Which information do you get aboutthisspecificword? 3. Look up the word ”drink”. Which information do you get aboutthisspecificword?

  3. Dictionaries Online • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: • http://www.ldoceonline.com/ • Macmillan Dictionary: • http://www.macmillandictionary.com/ • Norstedts Sve-Eng, Eng-Sve: • www.ord.se

  4. How is the Word Used? • Synonyms, antonyms, and relatedwords • Synonyms [SYN], antonyms [OPP], and relatedwordsareshownafter the definition. • Collocation • Collocationsarewordsthatareoftenusedwith a particularword. Collocationsareshown in bold. If a word has a lotofcollocations, theyarelisted in a box at the end of the entry. • Thesaurus Notes • Thesaurus Notes explain the differencesbetweenwordswhicharesimilar in meaning and giveexamplesthat show howtheyareuseddifferently.

  5. Phonetics /prɪˈfɜː(r)/ How is thiswordpronounced? Whichword is it?

  6. Phonetics /prɪˈfɜː(r)/ Prefer ɪ Indicates a short vowelof the letter ’i’ ˈ Indicatesthat the stress is on the nextcomingsyllableɜ ː Indicates a long vowelof the letter ’i’(r) Indicates a varietyofpronounciation, American accent

  7. Wednesday September 11 • Anders substituteteacher • Individualassignments on dictionaryuse and phonetics

  8. Today’sGoal: Youshouldknow and be abletoexplainsomeofthe different functions in a monolingualdictionary

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