FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE

AND URBAN PLANNING

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

COURSE: ENGLISH I

COMPARATIVE TABLE Glossary – Dictionary

STUDENT:

Jean Pieer Jorge Sanchez Tinoco

CICLE:

II

SECTION:

“A”

TEACHER:

Sirlopu Vera Estrella de Jesús

PIMENTEL – PERU 2023

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ITEMS GLOSSARY DICTIONARY

The word “Glossary” comes from the Latin The dictionary is an alphabetical
word list, defined as an alphabetical list of reference book that provides us with
DEFINITION somewhat obscure words belonging to the words and their meanings, origins, and
same subject. This again gives a brief functions.
explanation of its meaning.

 Use technical words for ease of

knowledge.
 Specific explanation of the topic.
 Generally, it is located in the back of
the book, encyclopedia, resume, etc.
CHARACTERISTICS
 Glossaries can be viewed in various
presentation formats.
 They contain the grammatical
category of a word, which allows
us to know if it is a noun, object,
pronoun, or verb.
 May contain expressions,
synonyms, and synonyms.
 Meaning: In this way, we can
learn various meanings of a word.
 They usually appear in bold and
numbered.

 Provide readers with a better  Cover more words.

understanding of the topic and a  It helps us understand the

deeper understanding of its meaning of words and how they

terminology. are written.

ADVANTAGES  Provides the opportunity to
 Helps make the text more uniform
and maintain coherence. expand people’s vocabulary.

 Easier to translate.  It gives us knowledge of their

 Terms pending confirmation can be writing and what other words we
highlighted. can use.

 If it is used to refer to multiple  Some dictionaries have similar

topics, we may not know which topic content, so we do not consult
the concept belongs to. others, resulting in limited options
and vocabulary.
 It is difficult to find a new term  Due to the small size of some
without knowing its semantics. dictionaries, some people may not
be able to read them.
 If duplicate entries are allowed,
DISADVANTAGES  Do not establish functional
participants may not be clear about
requirements.
"which one is correct."
 limited word sources.
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30, 2023, from https://www.diferencias.cc/glosario-diccionario/