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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流But_what27s_a_dictionary_for【精品文档】第 4 页The outline of But whats a Dictionary For?I .Introduction (1-3 paragraph)A. The storm of abuse in the popular press that greeted the appearance of the Websters Third New International Dictionary is curious phenomenon, but the claim of the di

2、ctionary maker that the preparation of the dictionary cost much money and makes much efforts to work on the work.B. The monstrous a discrepancy in evaluation arouse the thesis for argument: what is a dictionary for?II. Body (430paragraph)A. Brief statements before basic principles(45)1. A dictionary

3、 is concerned with words. And if something must be eliminated, it is sensible to throw out these extraneous things such as tables of weights and measures on the flyleaves, and stick to words.2. There has been even more progress in the making of dictionaries in the past thirty years than there has be

4、en in the making of automobiles.B. Progress and changes in making of dictionary: the science of descriptive linguistics (617)1. Changes in linguistics getting its charter from Bloomfield and his four findings of the new science2. The illustration of the finding and summary a. From these propositions

5、 it follows that a dictionary is good only insofar as it is a comprehensive and accurate description of current usage.b. New dictionaries are needed because English has changed more in the past two generations than any other time in its history and changed under the influence of mass education and t

6、he growth of democracy.C. Illustrations: whats a dictionary for and how it best to make good dictionaries (1822)1. Back to the thesis with new idea: certainty is impossible and simplification is misleading. 2. Illustration a. Details with spelling: a matter as spelling, a dictionary cannot always be

7、 absolute.b. Details with pronunciation c. Details with word meaning: is too complex, subtle, and forever changing.D. Further argument with examples: Door (2330)1. The definition of door2. The examples of doorIII. Conclusion: (3132)1. Although the new dictionary may have many faults, the merits exist. The dictionary is trying to meet an ever-changing over a terrain as vast as contemporary English. 2. But one thing is certain that it is wise to replace the Second International finally.