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What is lexicography?
Lexicography is the work of making dictionaries.
What is a dictionary?
A dictionary is a book that lists words and tells their meanings and other details.
Who is a lexicographer?
A lexicographer is a person who writes or edits dictionaries.
What does lexicology study?
Lexicology studies the words (vocabulary) of a language.
What is the main object of lexicography and lexicology?
The main object is the vocabulary of a language.
How is lexicography used by linguists?
Linguists use dictionary data in their language research.
What is practical lexicography?
It is the actual work of writing and editing dictionaries.
What is theoretical lexicography?
It is the study of how dictionaries should be made and used.
What are the two types of lexicography?
General lexicography and specialized (or scholarly) lexicography.
What is the difference between lexicology and lexicography?
Lexicology studies words; lexicography writes dictionaries.
What is a lexicon?
A lexicon means all the words of a language, or it can mean a dictionary.
Why were early dictionaries made?
To help travelers, traders, or missionaries understand other languages.
