Abstract
The following article gives the description of picture dictionaries. And it also introduces picture dictionaries as a useful material for children to immerse their mother tongue. The vitality has been emphasized in the following article
Highlights
A picture dictionary or pictorial dictionary is a dictionary where the definition of a word is displayed in the form of a drawing or photograph
Picture dictionaries are useful in a variety of teaching environments, such as teaching a young child about their native language, or instructing older students in a foreign language, such as in the Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon
The examples have been taken from real picture dictionaries that can be used in mother tongue lessons
Summary
A picture dictionary or pictorial dictionary is a dictionary where the definition of a word is displayed in the form of a drawing or photograph. Picture dictionaries are often organized by topic instead of being an alphabetic list of words, and almost always include only a small corpus of words. A picture dictionary or a visual dictionary relies on pictures to show the meaning of words. Visual dictionaries are not arranged alphabetically but are instead organized thematically, with an image linked to each theme. Children can look for the themes to find the words Some of these dictionaries are multi-lingual, but others are monolingual. These dictionaries have an index of all the words defined. It should help you find the words you need by finding the right illustration. Skill level is not a factor with these dictionaries either, as anyone can benefit from using these dictionaries
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