Oxford-English Dictionary (OED) Webster’s Third International Dictionary Presented by Brenda Levert Feb. 20, 2010

A dictionary that is selectively compiled; typically based on a larger dictionary (between 130,000 and 265,000 words) - Reference Skills for the School Library Media Specialist: Tools and Tips, 2 nd Edition

A dictionary that attempts to include all of the words in the language that are used at the time the dictionary is assembled (more than 265,000 words) - Reference Skills for the School Library Media Specialist: Tools and Tips, 2 nd Edition

Desk dictionaries Abridged dictionaries, often called desk dictionaries, list 150,000 to 250,000 words and concentrate largely on fairly common words and meanings. A good desk dictionary will serve most reference needs for writing or reading. The following lists dependable abridged dictionaries:  The American Heritage Dictionary  The Random House Webster's College Dictionary  Mirriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary  Concise Oxford English Dictionary Unabridged dictionaries Unabridged dictionaries are the most scholarly and comprehensive of all dictionaries, sometimes consisting of many volumes. They emphasize the history of words and the variety of their uses. An unabridged dictionary is useful when studying a word in depth, reading or writing about the literature of another century, or looking for a quotation containing a particular word. The following unabridged dictionaries are available at most good libraries.  The Oxford English Dictionary, (20 volumes)  The Random House Dictionary of the English Language  Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language

Webster’s Third International Dictionary of the English Language UnabridgedMore than 472,000 entries200,000 usages examples3,000 pictorials illustrationsMore than 1,000 synonym articlesThumb indexClear definitionsComprehensive etymologiesLiterary quotes150 years of accumulated scholarship help

Oxford English Dictionary Over the last millennium the it is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language Unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words Traces usage of words through 2.5 million quotationsOffers etymological analysis Listing of variant spelling, and pronunciation using International Phonetic Alphabet Updated quarterly

Oxford English Dictionary First Edition Facts Proposed size: 4 volumes Actual size: 10 volumes Proposed time to complete: 10 years Actual time to complete: 70 years Publication date: in 128 fascicles. Published in 10 volumes in 1928 and reissued in 12 volumes in 1933, with addition of one-volume Supplement Number of pages edited by James Murray: est., 7,200

OED First Edition Facts Number of entries: 252,200Number of word forms defined and/or illustrated: 414,800Number of contributors (readers): est. 2,000 Number of quotations submitted by contributors: est. 5 million Number of quotations used in Dictionary: 1,861,200Number of authors represented in quotations: 2,700Number of works represented in quotations: 4,500

Oxford English Dictionary “An exhilarating aspect of a living language is that it continually changes.” -OED

Oxford English Dictionary ‘greatest continuing work of scholarship that this century has produced ’ -Newsweek

Comparison Suppose you want to look up the word "synecdoche.“ Which of the following scenarios do you prefer? 1. Find volume 10 of the OED and learn that Wyclif (1338) defined it as "whanne a part is set for al, either al is set for oo par..." 2. Start computer, find CD ROM, load CD ROM, go to OED, step through program, find information, unload CD ROM, turn off computer, file CD ROM, go back to what you were doing in the first place. 3. Open W3 and read "a figure of speech by which a part is put for a whole (as fifty sail for fifty ships)..." W3 is THE dictionary. It belongs in everyone's home. At the listed price it is an incredible bargain. Highly recommended

Pre-activities The News and Observer:“The officials at RDU will collaborate on the minutia of repatriating the refugees from Kuwait.” Define the following word parts: col-: together or with ate-: make or cause mini-: small re-: again patri-: country fug-: flee Try again to paraphrase the sentence Paraphrase the following sentence

Prefixes 1. con,com, col, cor 2. re3. ob4. circum 5. anti6. super 7. in, il, im, ir 8. e, ex, ef 9. bene10. sub11. de12. per 13. pre14. equi 15. intro (intra)

Activity 1 PrefixAssociation Words Prefix Definition 1. con,com, col, cor 2. re 3. ob 4. circum 5. anti 6. super 7. in, il, im, ir 8. e, ex, ef 9. bene 10. sub 11. de 12. per 13. pre 14. equi 15. intro (intra)

PrefixAssociation Words Prefix Definition 1. con,com, col, cocombine, contact, collect, cooperate together 2. re return, review, revive again 3. obobsolete, objurgation, object, obtuse against 4. circumcircumvent, circumspect around 5. antiantibody, antithesis, anticlimax against 6. supersupervise, supernatural, supercilious over 7. in, il, im, irinscribe, illicit, impossible, irreverent not, in, into 8. e, ex, ef evade, excise, effluent out 9. benebenefit, benevolent, benefactor good 10. subsubterranean, subtract, subordinate under 11. dedeposit, descent, denounce down 12. perperception, perambulate, perforation through 13. preprelude, preposition, premonition before 14. equiequitable, equilateral, equilibrium equal 15. intro (intra)introduce, introvert, intramural into, within

On a sheet of paper, you are to work with your group to write an association word including one of the prefixes and label the definition of the prefix. You are to illustrate the word’s meaning by drawing a picture. Make these colorful so we can display them in the classroom as reminders of the prefix definitions and association words. Vocabulary Illustrations

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