The Important of Using a Dictionary
Every person should learn to use a
dictionary in his speaking and writing as well as in his listening and reading.
Its use for checking pronunciations and clarifying meaning is often taught in
the high school up to the university.
Smith and Johnson (1980) state a
dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words and
their definitions. It is also contained words meanings, pronunciations,
grammatical functions and sometimes word origin and sample use.
Hasna (1999: 20) writes that a dictionary
is the best resources to increase our vocabulary or to understand the word
meaning when it comes across in the text or in comes in the text or in
conversation.
It is necessary to use dictionary
when a word meaning can be determined by studying context, analyzing
word structure or referring glossary.
Desk dictionary contains many types
of information, they are:
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Word
meanings
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Multiple
meanings
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Subject
labels
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Synonyms
