Wordspeller Phonetic Dictionary by Diane M Frank
Over 70,000 entries of commonly used American English words with multiple misspellings per word based upon their phonetic sound. Brief definitions allow for quickly ascertaining the proper word you wish to use. Extensive cross-referencing allows for words that are either similar in meaning and/or spelling. All available prefixes are defined. Each correctly spelled word lists all potential suffix endings leaving no guesswork as to how to spell the future and past tense of a word. Use this reference tool as a bridge to go from the sound of your word to a standard dictionary if further comprehension is needed. Misspelled words are printed in a second color to allow differentiation between a properly spelled word and a misspelled word. Proper nouns are not listed unless they are common in everyday communication. Proper nouns which are included in this resource tool; days of the week, months of the year, common medical and legal terms, common plants, animals and others which can be cross-referenced with a word which may not be a proper noun. Helpful for English as a First Language (ESL) for 3rd-5th grade, English as a Second Language (ESL) and anyone who is dyslexic, autistic, or has any other learning disability. Also helpful to those who simply want to quickly find the spelling of their word phonetically. For poets seeking rhyming words and synonyms and for those who want to know how suffix endings are spelled out when added to a root word. This book has been accepted by some California nursing schools as admissible to use in exams. As well, the book is designed for use in all testing/exams by all school levels.
Frank, Diane M.: - Diane Frank, as a lexicographer, has been writing dictionaries since 1996. Her first work, Gabby's Wordspeller & Phonetic Dictionary was the first phonetic dictionary ever written. Her intent was to help all those challenged with spelling the English language by designing a bridge between the 'sound of a word' and a standard dictionary. In the late 90's, and even up to today, there still hasn't been a resource tool as helpful to allow a word misspelled to be located in a dictionary as quickly as a Word Speller. Creating this dictionary which allows you to spell a word 'by the way it sounds' (phonetically) to find the correctly spelled word was a challenge. How many ways can you misspell a word? She worked, modified, created and still continues to this day to produce a dictionary that is also a resource tool. Challenged herself, with knowing when to drop the 'y' in a word and how to spell it with suffixes attached led her to research for years all the conceivable suffix endings for over 75,000 words. No small task given that many book and online dictionaries do not provide this information for every root word. As well, they do not provide every conceivable prefix available for each base word either. She evolved the dictionary to allow a user to be able to learn all there is to know on how to spell root words with their prefixes and suffixes added. As well, for those challenged with spelling, there may be up to six homophones for any given word. Homophones are words that sound like another word. She provides, in her dictionaries, all conceivable homophones for each root word. Examples of this are; carat, caret, carrot, karat. An example would be; their, they're, there or immigrant, emigrant, which are the most common confusable words. Another challenge for spellers new to the English language are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Often referred to as 'confusable words'. She has researched for years (and continues to this day) to make certain that all confusable words are allowed for. Examples would be; read, fall, spring, etc.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780983038108 |
| ISBN 10 | 0983038104 |
| Title | Wordspeller Phonetic Dictionary |
| Author | Diane M Frank |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | I.m.press |
| Year published | 2015-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 462 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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