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LEXICOGRAPHY
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LIC. VÍCTOR EDY HERNÁNDEZ CRUZ
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Question 1
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What is lexicography?
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The process of writing dictionaries
The process of printing dictionaries
Question 2
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What's the designated term for a person who works in the field of lexicography?
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Lexicografer
Lexicographer
lexicography professional
Question 3
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Which is the best job description for someone who works in lexicography?
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write, edit, print dictionaries
study language corpuses, write dictionaries
study language corpuses, write, edit and compile dictionaries
Question 4
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What does a corpus comprise?
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written texts
texts in digital form: books, newspapers, blogs, etc.
texts, videos, conversations
Question 5
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What's a vital requirement for contributing to a corpus?
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to be a good writer
not to be aware/conscious of language usage
to be conscious about language usage
Question 6
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Is this type of job very known/popular?
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Yes, very.
No, and people make a lot of wrong assumptions about it
Fairly popular
Question 7
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Do lexicographers need to be experts in grammar and spelling?
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No, they don't.
Yes, it is essential for the job
Question 8
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Lexicographers are very open-minded about grammar
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Not really. They are grammar purists.
No, but they are very good at it.
Yes, they are. They can't be judgmental about it.
Question 9
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Can lexicographers be opinionated about language use?
Answer
Yes, they need to be hypercrytical
No. They put their opinions aside
No, but they make contributions to it
Question 10
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What is 1 thing lexicographers get to do?
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study fun and interesting ways of describing a word
stalk people on social media
judge people's language use
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