CUADRO COMPARATIVO Entre Diccionario y Glosario

Download as docx, pdf, or txt
Download as docx, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 2

COMPARATIVE TABLE BETWEEN A DICCTIONARY AND A GLOSSARY – PA1

TYPES
DICCTIONARY GLOSSARY
ITEMS
DEFINITION - A dictionary, sometimes known as a wordbook, is a - A glossary, also known as a vocabulary, is an alphabetical list of
collection of words in one or more specific languages, terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for
often arranged alphabetically (or by radical and stroke for those terms. Traditionally, a glossary appears at the end of a
ideographic languages), which may include information on book and includes terms within that book that are either newly
definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, introduced, uncommon, or specialized. While glossaries are most
translation, etc. or a book of words in one language with commonly associated with non-fiction books, in some cases,
their equivalents in another, sometimes known as a fiction novels may come with a glossary for unfamiliar terms.
lexicon.

- A reference work with a list of words from one or more


languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining - A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their
CHARACTERISTIC each word's meaning, and sometimes containing definitions.
S information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, - This is a catalog of words from the same discipline or from a
translations, and other data. field of study, which appears defined, explained or commented.

- It is highly useful for the student and the writer alike. - This is to facilitate the understanding of the meanings of tough
- Helps avoid misspellings and omission or repetition of words included in the chapter or the lesson.
letters. - The use of a glossary will allow you to determine both the
ADVANTAGES
- It allows an expansion in the vocabulary of the students. vocabulary and the expressions, which will make the texts more
coherent and homogeneous and will avoid the possibility of
finding different terminology in the same document.
- Lack of motivation both in the teacher like in the student - The glossary has a certain limit on the number of words
for the use of the dictionary, since it relates only to its use depending on the lesson.
DISADVANTAGES
main, look for the meaning of the words, discarding many
others uses that can be given.
- The dictionary can be used to check the meaning of a - The glossary can be used to find out the terms you don't know
USES
word and its spelling and pronunciation. about a particular topic.
REFERENCIAS:

- AskDifference. (2019). Diccionario vs Glosario. 2019, de AskDifference Sitio web: https://www.askdifference.com/dictionary-vs-glossary/


- Gunther Haensh, Los diccionarios del español en el umbral del siglo XXI, Universidad de Salamanca, 1997, ISBN 978-8474818499.
- Bo Svensén, A handbook of lexicography: the theory and practice of dictionary-making, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009, ISBN 978-
0521881807.

You might also like