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Additions to the Dictionary
After a certain amount of usage, dictionary editors decide whether a new word has enough staying power to add it to the dictionary. Merriam-Webster notes that its editors spend an hour or two daily reading a cross-section of material looking for new words, new meanings to old words, new forms, new spellings, and the like. The words are logged into a database with their context for documentation and further analysis. Before being added to the dictionary, a new word or change to an existing word must have a considerable amount of use over time in a variety of types of publications and/or media (widespread use, not just in jargon). The Oxford English Dictionary has a similar process for its 250 lexicographers and editors who are continually researching and updating language information. Varieties of English Just as the United States has regional dialects and there are differences in pronunciation and words in British and American English, the language has local varieties around the world: African-American Vernacular English, American, British, Canadian, Caribbean, Chicano, Chinese, Euro-English, Hinglish, Indian, Irish, Nigerian, Nonstandard English, Pakistani, Scottish, Singapore, Standard American, Standard British, Standard English, and Zimbabwean. SOURCES Kenneally, Christine. The First Word. Viking Penguin, 2007, New York. Crystal, David. “Two Thousand Million?: English Today.” Cambridge Core, Cambridge University Press, 22 Feb. 2008. Finegan, Edward. Language: Its Structure and Use, Fifth Edition, Thompson Wadsworth, 2004, Boston. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-english-language https://www.britannica.com/topic/English-language/Composition Download 68.73 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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