Evaluating a Dictionary

Evaluating a dictionary: is the process of judging or calculating the quality, importance, amount, or value of dictionary : Evaluation of this new treatment cannot take place until all the data has been collected.

1. Evaluating a Dictionary

2. What does the evaluation of dictionaries mean??

3. Evaluating a dictionary: is the process of judging or calculating the quality, importance, amount, or value of dictionary : Evaluation of this new treatment cannot take place until all the data has been collected.

4. There is certain criteria of evaluation of dictionaries : Authority. Vocabulary. Special features. Continuous revision. Format. Treatment of words : Spelling. Meaning. Pronunciation. Grammatical information. Syllabication.

5. - A lexicographer. Q1) what do we call the dictionary’s criticizer?

6.   lexicographer : is a person who writes, compiles, and/or edits a dictionary .

7. Q2) why is the reviewing of dictionaries not like that of other books?? -Because it would be impossible for a reviewer to read the whole text of a dictionary that consists of nearly 3.6 million words of text.

8. Q3)Why is dictionary criticism an important activity?? Dictionary criticism is an important activity. It not only provides informed reviews of dictionaries for potential users, it also contributes to advances in lexicography and to improvements in dictionaries.

9. Basmalah amawi . Dr.Khaleel Bataineh. Lixecography . The end