genera
l
– presenting a wide range of data about the vocabulary items in ordinary use
and
specialized
(or
special
) dictionaries, those restricting themselves to one particular
aspect.
To general dictionaries belong two most widely used types of dictionaries, i.e.
explanatory dictionaries (e.g.
Webster’s dictionaries, the Random House Dictionary
of the English Language
, etc.) and parallel or translation dictionaries (e.g. the
Russian-English Dictionary
under prof. Smirnitsky‘s general direction).
Specialized dictionaries include dictionaries of synonyms, collocations, slang,
pronunciation, etc.
3) In accordance with the language in which information is given all types of
dictionaries may be
monolingual, bilingual
and
polyglot
, i.e. the information may be
given in the same language or in another language.
4) According to the intended user we differentiate
learner’s dictionaries
(
The
Random House College Dictionary, The Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current
English by Hornby A.S. et al
.) and those designed
for the general public
(e.g.
The
Thorndike-Century Junior Dictionary
,
Webster’s New Elementary Dictionary
, etc.).
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