Using Bilingual Dictionaries

GROUP 1 Andi Eka Kartika ST Nurfajriani Bilqis Ratu Zhabrina Dewi Indrawati Azis Mira Pandari
H3111305 H31113310 H31113319 H311133 H311133

What is a dictionary?
A reference book that contains words which are arranged in alphabetical order gives information about word meaning, pronunciation, etymology and uses

Purposes
Find the meaning of words Check spelling Pronounce (say) words correctly

Types of dictionary

Bilingual dictionary
gives words in two languages provides translations of the English word/ original

Monolingual dictionary uses the same language for the meaning/ explanation

An etymological dictionary
traces a words development over time gives examples to show how a word has changed over time On-line etymological dictionary
http://www.myetymology.com/

A Rhyming Dictionary
words are grouped together by their end sounds used more frequently in poetry than prose Rhymes e.g. run & sun sand & and

A mini-dictionary a little dictionary a pocket dictionary designed to be carried around easily

A thesaurus
Synonyms or words with similar meanings are grouped together

A glossary
A list of words or phrases and their meanings often found at the back of a book as an appendix

Bilingual Dictionaries
Bilingual dictionary is an essential tool for second language learners, but using them correctly requires more than just looking up a word in one language and picking the first translation.

How to searching for an entry in a dictionary

The words are organized in alphabetical order
The words organized in together alphabetical order. Words start with are A are grouped ; words start with B are grouped together, and so on. Look at the first letter example: apple, cat If words start with the same letter, look at the second letter example: sing, slide If the two letters are the same, look at the third letter, and so on. example: chair, change

Exercise Organize these words in alphabetical order

a) fox animal b) white candy c) pretend perhaps d) see see giraffe fox candy grape phone phone sew servant animal giraffe shirt shirt perhaps photo servant serve monkey monkey grape white photo pretend serve sew

PART OF THE BILINGUAL DICTONARIES

Guide Words
Two guide words at the top of each page 1.the first word at the top of the page 2.the last word on the page The words on the page fit between the two guide words.

References
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/dicti onary-types.html Support Materials and Exercises for Dictionary Skills