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Exploring Lexicography: Dive Deep into Words and Language Structures

Unravel the intricate world of words through the study of lexicography. Understand word classes, structure, formation processes, and more. Gain valuable insights for vocabulary learning, teaching, and assessment.

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Exploring Lexicography: Dive Deep into Words and Language Structures

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  1. Reasons to Study Lexicography  You love words  It can help you evaluate dictionaries  It might make you more sensitive to what dictionaries have in them (and DON'T).  It can make you a better USER of dictionaries too  You will learn more about Reference Works in general  You may want to become a dictionary editor or contributing editor  You can help language learners with their language learning needs  Useful background for vocabulary learning, teaching, or assessment

  2. Outline of Chapter 1Howard Jackson, Lexicography: An Introduction Terminology —Words for various kinds of words Word Classes —Grammatical categories Structure of Words —Morphology

  3. Terminology—1 Word Orthographic word Phonological word Lexeme (lexical unit, entry, lemma?) Headword (entry, word list) Homonym Homograph Homophone

  4. Terminology—2 Word constituents (Morphology) Morpheme Root Affix (prefix, suffix, infix) Inflectional affixes (suffix only) NOUN: plural, possessive(s) VERB: 3rd per sg pres, past tense, past part, progressive ADJ: comparative, superlative Derivational affixes

  5. Terminology—3 Word Formation Processes (Part 1) Affixation / Derivations Compounds Word Formation Processes (Part 2: "Phrasal Lexemes") 1. noun + prep + noun 2. possessive + noun 3. X AND Y 4. verb + adv/particle (Phrasal Verbs) 5. idioms a. more than one word b. meaning NOT compositional c. structure is relatively fixed

  6. Morpheme Types Morphemes Lexical Grammatical Free Bound Bound Free Inflectional Derivational

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