What type of dictionary deals with a particular aspect of language?
specialized dictionary
The two types of general dictionaries.
Unabridged and college or desk
History of a word
etymology
The word or phrase to be defined.
entry word
A mark that indicates a short vowel sound.
Breve
A mark that indicates a long vowel sound.
Macron
A mark that indicates a broad vowel sound.
Dieresis
A mark that used for any unaccented vowel.
Schwa
A change in the form of the entry word to indicate different grammatical relationships.
inflected forms
The two levels of usage.
standard and nonstandard
The two major divisions of standard English
formal and informal
The most correct, highly polished form of English
formal
The language of everyday speech
informal
Language that consists of coined words and standard words used to mean something other than their standard definitions.
slang
Expressions that are done and stale because of overuse.
trite expressions
Needless repetition of words or ideas
redundancy
The strict dictionary definition of a word.
denotation
What goes beyond the strict meaning of a word to the feelings and images that the word suggests?
connotation
