The Dictionary: Describer or Prescriber? [electronic resource] : Unit 805.
In this unit on the dictionary, for the eighth grade, sample worksheets and discussion questions employing excerpts from various dictionaries (e.g., "English Dictionary 1775,""Cawdrey's A Table Alphabeticall, 1604,""Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary." and &q...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | In this unit on the dictionary, for the eighth grade, sample worksheets and discussion questions employing excerpts from various dictionaries (e.g., "English Dictionary 1775,""Cawdrey's A Table Alphabeticall, 1604,""Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary." and "Webster's Third International Dictionary") both (1) encourage students to consider the purpose of a dictionary and to understand the distinction between prescription and description, and (2) make students more conscious of the limitations of a dictionary as recorder rather than legislator of language change and variety. Consideration is given to underlying concepts about language usage and processes of change in language--generalization, specialization, degradation, and elevation. Sample examination questions, suggested class activities, and a bibliography are provided. [Not available in hard copy due to marginal legibility of original document.] (MF) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED041881. Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Educational Research and Development (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Contract Number: OEC-SAE-3-10-010. Educational level discussed: Grade 8. Educational level discussed: Secondary Education. |
| Physical Description: | 40 p. |