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PLUG-INs Information Literacy
@ Fujariah Colleges
DICTIONARIES & THESAURIIn Print
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Dictionaries are very
important books for students.
The meaning of a word is called the
“definition.”
They help students find the meaning
of words.
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Dictionaries tell you if a word is noun, verb or
other part of speech.
Dictionaries also help you
find the correct spelling of a
word.
Dictionaries show you
how to pronounce a
word.
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There are many
different kinds of
dictionaries.
Some dictionaries are in English only.
Some dictionaries have 2 different languages like
English & Arabic or English & French.
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Some dictionaries only have
words about a special
subject.
For example, a business
dictionary has words only about
business.
There are computer
dictionaries, art dictionaries,
medical dictionaries & many others.
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For example, a list of countries with
the capital cities or irregular verbs.
Some dictionaries have special lists of words.
Some dictionaries
have pictures or photos.
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At the top of each page,
there are “guidewords.”
A guideword tells you what the first and last words on the page are.
In a dictionary, words are in alphabetical
order.
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Here is an example of a page with the guidewords :
hundredth & hurt
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Think about this example: if the first guideword is “take” . . .
you know that “talk” will be on
that page. T-A-L comes after T-A-K but before
T-I.
and the other guideword is “time” . . .
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Another example: if the first guideword is “cake” . . .
And the other guideword is “come” . . .
Will “chocolate” be on the
page ?
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Yes, because “chocolate C-H” comes after “cake C A” but
before “come C O.”
Think of some
examples using words you know.
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Now we will talk about a book
called a Thesaurus.
What is this strange word,
thesaurus?
Is it a dinosaur ?
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No ! A thesaurus is similar to a dictionary but it only lists words with similar meanings.
By the way, the plural of
thesaurus is thesauri. It is
irregular.
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Here is an example an entry in
a thesaurus:
big, large, enormous,
huge
These words are called synonyms
or near-synonyms. They have very
similar meanings.
Or: small, little,
tiny, miniature
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Sometimes, a thesaurus also lists words with
opposite meanings.
For example :rich-poor
expensive-cheapsmart-stupid
These words are called antonyms.
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Words in a thesaurus are listed
by the subject or idea.
Sometimes the subjects are in alphabetical
order.
Sometimes, subjects are
listed by number.
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Here are 2 pages of a thesaurus with
guidewords : mind & money
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There are dictionaries and thesauri online
from a computer.
We will learn more about the
databases in another Plug In
lesson.
From library.hct.ac.
ae click on Resources ,
then Databases
and e-books
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I hope this helps you understand
how to use a dictionary & a
thesaurus.
Read your dictionary & thesaurus everyday.
These books are a
student’s best friends.
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Ask your teacher or your friendly librarian
if you have any questions.
HAPPY READING !