A dictionary (also called a wordbook, lexicon or vocabulary) is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon. According to Nielsen (2008) a dictionary may be regarded as a lexicographical product that is characterised by three significant features: (1) it has been prepared for one or more functions; (2) it contains data that have been selected for the purpose of fulfilling those functions; and (3) its lexicographic structures link and establish relationships between the data so that they can meet the needs of users and fulfill the functions of the dictionary.
A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries. Specialized dictionaries do not contain information about words that are used in language for general purposes—words used by...
Works Written About This Topic: An Universal Etymological English Dictionary Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino Van Dale Web + semantics: Are we there yet? Books In This Genre: Vocabulario manual de las lenguas castellana y mexicana Nippo Jisho Dizionario etimologico del monopolitano Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew Dictionary of Scientific Biography Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections from the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language;
Garner's Modern American Usage Grove Dictionary of Art Websites of this genre: Wiktionary Urban Dictionary Logos Dictionary Wordnik Deu Sözlük Reference.com Naijalingo WordReference.com Lexipedia Wordster Quotations About This Subject: Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few.; Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to be quite true.; Lexicographer: a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words.; At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction.; Actually if a writer needs a dictionary he should not write. He should have read the dictionary at least three times from beginning to end and then have loaned it to someone who needs it. There are only certain words which are valid and similes (bring me my dictionary) are like defective ammunition (the lowest thing I can think of at this time).;
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