Language Arts voca (unit 1)
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sandisoutherland on August 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 descriptive method | In Lexicography, the lexicon representing the record of how a language is used by its speakers. |
| historical method | In Lexicography, the use of literary examples from the works of influential writers to establishing context for definition and usage of an entry word. |
| respelling | the exact pron, the exact pronunciation of a word, communicated through special phonetic symbols |
| etymology | the history of words, their origin and development |
| lexicon | Vocabulary of a language or people |
| unabridged | not made shorter, uncut, complete |
| guide word | the words that appear at the top of the page in many reference books; they tell the first and last subjects on each page |
| prescriptive method | in lexicography, the lexicon representing the perspective of an individual or group regarding how the language should be used by its speakers |
| usage | Act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used. |
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