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What is lexicography?
The process of writing dictionaries
The process of printing dictionaries
What's the designated term for a person who works in the field of lexicography?
Lexicografer
Lexicographer
lexicography professional
Which is the best job description for someone who works in lexicography?
write, edit, print dictionaries
study language corpuses, write dictionaries
study language corpuses, write, edit and compile dictionaries
What does a corpus comprise?
written texts
texts in digital form: books, newspapers, blogs, etc.
texts, videos, conversations
What's a vital requirement for contributing to a corpus?
to be a good writer
not to be aware/conscious of language usage
to be conscious about language usage
Is this type of job very known/popular?
Yes, very.
No, and people make a lot of wrong assumptions about it
Fairly popular
Do lexicographers need to be experts in grammar and spelling?
No, they don't.
Yes, it is essential for the job
Lexicographers are very open-minded about grammar
Not really. They are grammar purists.
No, but they are very good at it.
Yes, they are. They can't be judgmental about it.
Can lexicographers be opinionated about language use?
Yes, they need to be hypercrytical
No. They put their opinions aside
No, but they make contributions to it
What is 1 thing lexicographers get to do?
study fun and interesting ways of describing a word
stalk people on social media
judge people's language use
