Quiz 1

Why is a portfolio important?

• helps to get familiar with use of media
• form of Applied Text Linguistics
• collecting material + tasks in chronological/alphabetical order makes preparations for the final test easier

What should a portfolio contain, and how are these components defined?

• material + tasks/homeworks
• should be easy to use --> structure
• professional formatting

Why should the portfolio be on a website?

• easy access
• Applied Text Linguistics
• no e-Mail chaos

How do you make a website?

• using a web log
• running an own server + uploading files
• use a different web service provider + uploading files
• using the university website

Quiz 2

What is a website? What is a hypertext?
-> see the answers here

What is a text and what are its main properties?
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How do these properties relate to the mind/to the world?
The properties of semantics/pragmatics and media belong to the shared world, everyone can see them. The text structure belongs to the world of mind, because you cannot see the structure immediately, first you have to analyze it.

Quiz 3

What is a dictionary?
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What is the difference between a semasiological dictionary and a onomasiological one?
A semasiological dictionary gives a list of words and their meaning, pronunciation, etc., while an onomasiological dictionary (e.g. a thesaurus) offers synonyms for a particular word -> gives a word field

What other kinds of dictionaries are there?

• encyclopedias
• specialist dictionaries (law, medicine, etc.)
• dictionaries of idioms
• dictionaries of dialects
• ...
• ...

What is Text Linguistics/Applied Text Linguistics?
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Tasks for 2006/10/24

Prepare reports for discussion:

• What are dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias,... "language"?
• What kinds of dictionaries are there?
• How would you find the "best" English dictionary?

Answers:

To "How would you find the 'best' English dictionary?":

• search for an up-to-date-dictionary (--> look at the date when it was published)
• first clear up what type of dictionary I need (thesaurus, dictionary of idioms,...)
• vocabulary amount

My questionnaire:

1. What kinds of dictionaries do you have?

only bilingual (PONS + electronic dictionaries);. mono -and bilingual + specialist dictionaries (especially on the topics of Law)
2. How often do you use them?

often (e.g. at work); from time to time
3. Do you prefer to use mono- or bilingual dictionaries?Why?

bilingual dictionaries because they are easier to use; monolingual specialists dictionaries (helps to prevent translation mistakes) + bilingual dictionaries for private use