[Lexicog] Phrase -- Long Word, With Gaps

[Benjamin Barrett]

Have you checked out Wiktionary? It provides a dynamic interface, lots  
of options for descriptions/definitions/synonyms, and means for  
requesting additional lexicographical tools. BB

On May 17, 2008, at 11:50 AM, bolstar1 wrote:

> <snip>
> This is another reason, amongst many, I'm waiting with bated
> breath for a true e-reference world. And this, not merely to be able
> to append (via link-clicks) cursory treatments of single-word
> definitions, but to include pronuciation (words stressed within
> phrases, as opposed to words in isolation), etymologies, regional
> variations, frequency evaluation, degrees of
> emotion/emphasis/vulgarity/politeness, appropriateness in differing
> contexts, exemplative and real-world uses, synonyms and synonymous
> phrasing (e.g. `(get) angry' = 1) see red 2) go through the roof
> 3) (be) as mad as a hornet 4) have a hissy fit 4) lose one's
> cool/one's temper...the list goes on and on.). Linked backgrounds of
> proverbs, allusions, and aphorisms would be an alleviation of a
> source of angst and puzzlement amongst learners, especially in
> humorous contexts.
> As a simple example, when dictionaries list `model', definitions
> include words like: good example, pattern, paradigm, prototype, rule,
> epitome, ideal, exemplar. This often begs the question of the meaning
> of the original word. Synonyms naturally are relied upon. But one
> rarely finds corresponding phrasal equivalents or examples (much less
> with with usage notes and pronunciation).
> In the following example, various phrases could be substitute
> for `model', often assuming the rhetorical form of "allusion": 1)
> the gold standard of...; the bench mark' (or benchmark) of...' (model
> for physical, qualitative, or quantitative measuring) 2) a `fairy-
> tale story' (model of ultimate success story) 3) `the flag bearer
> of...' (model of performance; leadership) 4) `a living legend'; `the
> stuff of legend'; `the pin-up girl of...'; `the poster boy
> of...'; "If there ever was a (something), he is it.";
>

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> Scott Nelson
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