To which field of linguistics does lexicography belong? A) Theoretical linguistics B) Applied linguistics C) Psycholinguistics D) Sociolinguistics
Answer:B
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Which is the most comprehensive dictionary in English? A) Oxford English Dictionary B) Merriam-Webster C) A Table Alphabeticall D) Chambers Dictionary
Answer:A
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From which languages does the word Lexicography originate? A) Latin and Arabic B) Arabic and Greek C) Greek lexis and graphein D) English and Latin
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Who compiled the first English monolingual dictionary?
Robert cowdrey
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What is the main advantage of electronic and online dictionaries? A) Being purely historical B) Convenience and fast access C) Used only in scientific fields D) Published only in print
Answer:B
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What does theoretical lexicography study? A) Dictionary editing B) General principles and methods of dictionary making C) Translation processes D) Corpus creation
Answer:B
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What was the unique feature of Samuel Johnsonâs dictionary? A) It only translated words B)It only showed pronunciation C)It explained words with definitions and examples D) It only provided grammatical forms
Answer:C
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What was Robert Cawdreyâs dictionary called? A) A Dictionary of the English Language B) A Table Alphabeticall C) Oxford English Dictionary D) Universal Dictionary
Answer:B
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What is the main object of study in lexicography? A) Text structure B) Dictionaries and the process of compiling them C) Speech errors D) Phonetic rules
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When was the first English monolingual dictionary published? A) 1755 B) 1604 C) 1901 D) 1850
Answer:B
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Which of the following is not a function of lexicography? A) Showing pronunciation of words B) Studying vocabulary stock C) Recording dialectal differences D) Giving examples of word usage
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What do synonym and antonym dictionaries provide? A) Words with similar and opposite meanings B) Only polysemous words C) Only historical words D) Only pronunciation