FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

PROFESSIONAL NURSING SCHOOL

SUBJECT:
ENGLISH

“COMPARATIVE TABLE BETWEEN A DICTIONARY AND A GLOSSARY”

STUDENT:
MARICIELO YAMILETH RUIZ ROJAS

TEACHER:
MORALES ROJAS, ROSA YOVANA.

ACADEMIC CYCLE:
II

SECTION:
“F”

CHICLAYO, SEPTEMBER 2021

CUADRO COMPARATIVO GLOSARIO – DICCIONARIO
(COMPARATIVE CHART)
GLOSARIO/ DICCIONARIO/
GLOSSARY DICTIONARY
DEFINICION/ A glossary is a A dictionary is a catalog
DEFINITION dictionary of terms that of words from a
allows you to have all language or science,
the information on a usually arranged
topic in alphabetical alphabetically, that
order. provides meaning,
As the terms are etymology, spelling and,
entered, the system in some languages,
sorts the information by establishes how it is
inserting each term in pronounced and written.
the character to which it Usually presented as a
belongs (1). book only, today it can
Users will be able to be found digitally on
search by the letter CD-ROM, DVD, online,
each term begins with. and more (2). The
A tutor can use the earliest known
glossary to provide his glossaries belong to the
student with all the Assyrian king
terms that he considers Ashurbanipal and are
appropriate in relation found in Nineveh.
to his subject. A publication that
This will be a list with contains many words
all the definitions of this and terms in
topic. alphabetical order and
The words that enter for reference purposes
into the definition of a is called a dictionary.
term can, in turn, be “This compilation often
linked to their own includes various types
definition, thus creating of information about
a network of links each word, such as its
between terms. meaning (what it
The main advantage is means), its etymological
that students can have history, and its spelling
all the words related to and pronunciation”3.
the topic in a grouped
and orderly way.
CARACTERISTICAS/  Some  They can be
CARACTERISTICS dictionaries are grouped by
illustrated. categories.
 They can be  Glossaries can
composed of be easily
more than one exported.
volume  It is
 Some bring characterized by
 abbreviations, being in
flags, maps. alphabetical
 Currently there order.
are dictionaries  You can search
in digital format by various
(CD and DVD), criteria (by
they are also keywords, by
found on the author or by
internet. date).
 Proper names  They can be
are not found in exported and
dictionaries. imported.
 They have a
search tool.
DIFERENCIAS/  The word ″  The word
DIFERENCES dictionary ″ is glossary ″ comes
derived from the from the Latin ″
Latin ″ glossarium ″
dictionarium ″ or which means to
″ dictionarius ″ explain a difficult
which means ″ word ″.
manual or book
of words ″.  A glossary is a
list of terms:
 A dictionary lists words,
all the most abbreviations,
common words acronyms, etc.,
(in alphabetical that appear in a
order) in a given particular
language and chapter. It is
provides the usually added to
meaning and the end of the
pronunciation of chapter. This is
each. It is not to make it easier
limited to words for you to
in a particular understand the
field. It is meaning of
interesting to difficult words in
note that a the chapter.
dictionary also
contains the use
of words.
 “The dictionary is
 “The glossary is important for the
an important search of quick
factor in the field information since
of health it has
sciences alphabetical
because it helps order and we
to find and know the
 facilitate unknown
progress in the words”(5).
search for any
name”(4).

REFERENCIAS:

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ANEXOS:

4. Sotomayor Y, Fernández A, Díaz L, Iznaga L, Fonseca T. Glosario de

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