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- vocabulary - Difference between lexicon and dictionary - English . . .
A lexicon is a list of words that belong to a particular language Sometimes, lexicon is used as another word for thesaurus (see below) A dictionary is a list of words and phrases that are (or were) in common usage, together with their definitions - so a dictionary is different from a lexicon because a lexicon is a simple list and doesn't define the words A thesaurus is a dictionary of
- Difference between lexicon, vocabulary and dictionary
Some say the lexicon is inherent to a language (objective) while a vocabulary is only relative to a (group of) person (s) (subjective) Wikipedia says the lexicon is the vocabulary of a language Dictionary should be an easy one, it's a mapping, either between languages or between words and word sense definitions
- differences - Terminology vs jargon vs lexicon - English Language . . .
A lexicon is just a catalog or dictionary of terms Terminology is the set of specialized terms in my field of study These items are clearly understood by others in my field of study Jargon is a set of terms used by people in other fields of study These terms are confusing, ambiguous and frustrating
- lexicon - Am I a “rising junior” or a “rising sophomore”? - English . . .
On an application it’s asking which rising class standing I am I’m in college and came in with a full semester (half a year) of credits Thus after finishing my first semester and at time of
- Proper use of vernacular - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is this proper use of the word vernacular? Wow! Curmudgeons is a cool word! I'm going to add it to my vernacular
- Dictionary and vocabulary — when to use either?
From the OED: A word-book or dictionary; chiefly applied to a dictionary of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic The restricted use is due to the fact that until recently dictionaries of these particular languages were usually in Latin, and in mod L lexicon, not dictionarius, has been the word generally used
- Whats a big-vocabulary word for someone with a big vocabulary?
A lexicomane? Literally: someone who’s mad about dictionaries… This seems to be too new and or marginal a coinage to appear in the major dictionaries yet; but it’s made from standard parts, and made well, so should be easily comprehensible (certainly by any big-vocabulary-person), and seems to be gaining quite a bit of currency (googling it reveals plenty of use) On Wordnik
- differences vernacular vs. colloquial - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the difference between the words vernacular and colloquial? Is vernacular closer to jargon? A quick search reveals that colloquial refers to informal spoken language while vernacular refer
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