Lexicography is primarily divided into two branches: theoretical (meta-lexicography) and practical lexicography., A "lemma" in a dictionary refers specifically to the phonetic transcription of a word., Prescriptive lexicography aims to describe how words are actually used by speakers, regardless of "correctness.", The "macrostructure" of a dictionary refers to the overall arrangement of the dictionary (e.g., alphabetical or thematic)., Corpus linguistics is a fundamental tool for modern practical lexicography., In lexicography, a "gloss" is a detailed, multi-sentence explanation of a concept., The "Alphabetical Principle" is the only method used to organize the macrostructure of a dictionary., Etymology is the section of a dictionary entry that explains the history and origin of the word., Encyclopedic dictionaries focus purely on linguistic information like phonetics and grammar, excluding facts about the world., A "restricted" dictionary is one that only covers a specific subset of the lexicon, such as a dictionary of slang or legal terms..

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