Editing Dictionary Building Resources

== Dictionary Craft Tools ==
''A practical guide for lexicographers, wordsmiths, and neologism architects.''

MorDictionary does not merely define words.

We build them.
We preserve them.
We refine them.
We sometimes invent them.

This page collects tools, communities, and reference materials useful for crafting dictionary entries, mining example sentences, and coining neologisms.

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== 🛠 Entry Construction Tools ==

=== Corpus & Usage Research ===
* '''Google Books Ngram Viewer''' — Track historical frequency of words.
* '''COCA (Corpus of Contemporary American English)''' — Modern usage patterns.
* '''British National Corpus''' — British English usage data.
* '''Sketch Engine''' — Advanced corpus querying (professional tool).

=== Etymology Research ===
* '''Online Etymology Dictionary''' — Quick-reference etymology.
* '''Wiktionary''' — Collaborative etymology chains.
* '''Perseus Digital Library''' — Classical language references.
* Historical dictionaries (OED, Webster 1828, etc.).

=== Pronunciation Tools ===
* IPA Chart resources
* Forvo (crowdsourced pronunciation)
* Wiktionary audio archives

=== Frequency & Register Checking ===
* Word frequency lists
* Academic corpora
* Literary corpora

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== ✍ Example Sentence Craft ==

Example sentences are not filler.

They are the living proof of a word’s habitat.

=== Sentence Mining Communities ===
* Lemmy Sentence Mining community
* Reddit sentence mining communities
* Language-learning forums

Sentence mining involves:
* Extracting authentic usage
* Preserving literary context
* Recording colloquial speech
* Identifying tone and register

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== 🧠 Neologism Design ==

Coining new words requires discipline, not whimsy.

=== Neologism Communities ===
* Reddit neologismhelp
* Lemmy neologismhelp
* Linguistics forums

=== Principles of Sound Coinage ===
* Morphological consistency
* Transparent affix use
* Etymological plausibility
* Phonetic elegance
* Semantic necessity

A good neologism fills a gap.
A great neologism feels inevitable.

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== 📚 Recommended Dictionaries & Glossaries ==

MorDictionary respects tradition while refusing to be boring.

=== General Dictionaries ===
* Oxford English Dictionary
* Merriam-Webster
* Wiktionary
* Wordnik

=== Specialized & Historical ===
* Green’s Dictionary of Slang
* Webster’s 1828
* Regional glossaries
* Field-specific glossaries (legal, nautical, theological, technical)

Each dictionary has a temperament.
Study their strengths.
Observe their weaknesses.
Avoid their dullness.

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== 🏛 Collaborative Lexicography ==

Dictionary-making is no longer confined to ivory towers.

It is communal.

* Wiktionary (open lexicography)
* Community glossaries
* Language preservation projects
* Personal lexicographic blogs

MorDictionary encourages participation, experimentation, and preservation.

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== 📜 Philosophy ==

We oppose boring dictionaries.

A dictionary entry should:
* Inform
* Contextualize
* Illuminate
* Delight

A lexicon is not merely a record.
It is a living archive of thought.

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== See Also ==
* [[Neologism]]
* [[Sentence Mining]]
* [[Etymology]]
* [[MorDictionary Mission]]

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