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Quiz by LIC. VÍCTOR EDY HERNÁNDEZ CRUZ, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by LIC. VÍCTOR EDY HERNÁNDEZ CRUZ
about 4 years ago
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Question 1
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What is lexicography?
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The process of writing dictionaries
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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
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Lexicographer
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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
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study language corpuses, write dictionaries
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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
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texts in digital form: books, newspapers, blogs, etc.
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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
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not to be aware/conscious of language usage
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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.
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No, and people make a lot of wrong assumptions about it
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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.
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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.
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No, but they are very good at it.
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Yes, they are. They can't be judgmental about it.
Question 9
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Can lexicographers be opinionated about language use?
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Yes, they need to be hypercrytical
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No. They put their opinions aside
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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
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stalk people on social media
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judge people's language use
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