B 1.1- Definition

Question 1

Define Definition

Answer 1

Definition can be broken down to the categories of formal, informal, and extended.

Question 2

Define Formal Definition

Answer 2

Traditional dictionary-type definition, word origin, or agreed upon definition of a term.

Question 3

Define Informal Definition

Answer 3

The “in other words” definition based on the author coming up with a common-language form of defining the term.

Question 4

Define Extended Definition

Answer 4

Longer definitions that require more context for someone to understand.

Question 5

What is the purpose of definition?

Answer 5

Without a common understanding of terms and their uses, all communication breaks down in a sea of misunderstandings and unclear innuendo.

Question 6

Define Stipulative Definition

Answer 6

Unlike its dictionary counterpart that has a standardized meaning that can be looked up, a stipulative definition is one where both parties specify a particular meaning of a term.

Question 7

Define Etymological Definition

Answer 7

This strange looking term deals with the derivation of words as well as an account of their birth, development, and spread within a language. In other words, where did a word come from?

Question 8

Define Renaming

Answer 8

A technique that seeks to explain terms or concepts in more accessible language without having to resort to a dictionary citation.