Reverse English Dictionary

Based on Phonological and Morphological Principles

Gustav Muthmann

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN:
  9783110164886
  9783110164886
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9783110806847
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Grammar & Punctuation
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

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Table of contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1 What is a reverse dictionary and what is it used for?
• 2 A glimpse at the history of reverse dictionaries
• 3 Phonological aspects
• 4 The macro-structure of the dictionary
• 5 The micro-structure of the entries
• 6 Spelling-to-sound and Sound-to-spelling correspondences
• The Reverse Dictionary
• -a
• -b
• -c
• -d
• -e
• -f
• -g
• -h
• -i
• -j
• -k
• -l
• -m
• -n
• -o
• -p
• -q
• -r
• -s
• -t
• -u
• -v
• -w
• -x-
• -y
• -z
• Abbreviations and symbols
• References
• Appendix 1: Spelling-to-sound correspondences
• Appendix 2: Sound-to-spelling correspondences