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List Of Dutch Dictionaries
Notable dictionaries of the Dutch language include: *''Etymologicum teutonicae linguae'', the first known Dutch dictionary published by Cornelius Kiliaan in 1599. It continues to be a unique source of obsolete words today. *'' 't Nieuw Woorden-Boeck der Regten'' ("The New Dictionary of Rights"), published by Adriaan Koerbagh in 1664 *''Een Bloemhof van allerley lieflijkheyd'' ("A Flower Garden of All Sorts of Delights"), written by Koerbagh under the pseudonym Vreederijk Waarmond in 1668. This book explained various foreign words and caused a great religious opposition that forced him to flee to Leiden. *''Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal'', the comprehensive academic dictionary of Dutch begun in 1863 and finished in 1998, listing all words in Dutch used since 1500. *'' Van Dale Groot woordenboek van de Nederlandse taal'', first published in 1874 and today in its 15th edition, is the best-known Dutch language dictionary. There are also two notable Dutch word lists (spelling dict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dictionaries
A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for ideographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, translation, etc.Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, 2002 It is a lexicographical reference that shows inter-relationships among the data. A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries. Specialized dictionaries include words in specialist fields, rather than a complete range of words in the language. Lexical items that describe concepts in specific fields are usually called terms instead of words, although there is no consensus whether lexicology and terminology are two different fields of study. In theory, general dictionaries are supposed to be semasiological, mapping word to definition, while specialized dictionaries are supposed to be onomasiological, first identifying con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
