Monolingual learner's dictionary

Why are Dictionaries and Thesauruses Helpful? Beatrice Laberge Dictionaries and thesauruses are extremely helpful for everyone. whether its to find how to spell a misspelled word to wanting to sound formal with high "quality" words. They are found almost everywhere. There are many ways a dictionary/thesaurus can be used. Examples are they help people use words correctly, improve vocabulary, and correct misspelled words. First, Dictionaries and Thesauruses help people use words correctly. If, for example, someone isn't sure if a word means what they think, they can use a dictionary to get the definition(s). Or if they think the word doesn't fit well with the rest of the text, they can look in a thesaurus to get another word with the same…

is one of the main categories of culture, "fixing unique information about the nature, originality of the historical path of the people, the interaction of different ethnic traditions, features the artistic vision of the world” (Zharkynbekova 1999: 109). Since color is a component of culture, it is integrated with a system of associations, meanings, interpretations; color becomes the embodiment of diverse moral and aesthetic values. 2. Symbolic meanings of colors and color terms The word…