TEST 7 Grammar Flashcards
Deals with a particular part of language
Specialized dictionary
Dictionary that is one that has not been cut down from larger work
Unabridged dictionary
Word or phrase to be defined
Entry word
What word would be between 2 words that are equally acceptable?
“or” or “coma”
Short vowel sound
Breve
Long vowel sound
Macron
Broad vowel sound
Dieresis
“uh” sound
Schwa
If in a dictionary you see a VT what does it means?
Transitive verb
Term for a change in the form of an entry word that indicate different grammatical relationship
Inflective form
What comes next after the present form in a dictionary?
Past
Kinds of restrictive labels
Field label
Geographical labels
Time labels
Usage labels
If you have a cross reference for a word, how is the cross reference printed in most dictionaries?
Small Capitals or Bolds
What is an expression whose meaning cannot be derived from the individual word or expression
Idiom
Gives the origin and history of the word
Etimology
What kind of entries are words form from the entry word with the addition of a suffix
Run-on entry
Term for words that are similar in meaning
Synonyms
Encyclopaedic information is located where?
On the back
Appropriateness the three levels of usage
Standard Formal
Standard informal (Colloquial)
Nonstandard
Which type of language is consider the language of everyday speech?
Standard informal
If you see a word without a usage label or a usage note on a dictionary, you can assume that word is what lever of usage?
Standard
Term for grammatical errors, misspellings, etc.
Illiteracies
Terms for words that are used just in some regions of a country?
Dialect form
It is right to use dialectal forms in formal standard writing?
No
