*aka ‘encyclopaedia’*
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“greek” –>
“complete knowledge”
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(an encyclopedia is a ‘reference work’ or ‘compendium’ providing ‘summaries of information’ from either all ‘branches of knowledge’ or from a particular ‘field’ or ‘discipline’)
(‘encyclopedias’ are divided into articles or entries that are often arranged alphabeticallyby article name and sometimes by ‘thematic categories’)
Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries.
(generally speaking, unlike dictionary entries which focus on linguistic information about words, such as their meaning, pronunciation, use, and grammatical forms, encyclopedia articles focus on factual information concerning the subject named in the article’s title)
(encyclopedias have existed for around 2,000 years and have evolved considerably since that time as to language (written in a major international or a vernacular language), size (few or many volumes), intent (presentation of a global or a limited range of knowledge), cultural perceptions (authoritative, ideological, didactic, utilitarian), authorship (qualifications, style), readership (education level, background, interests, capabilities), and the technologies available for their production and distribution (hand-written manuscripts, small or large print runs, internet production))
(as a valued source of reliable information compiled by experts, printed versions found a prominent place in libraries, schools, and other educational institutions)
(the appearance of ‘digital’ + ‘open-source’ versions in the ‘1900s’ has vastly expanded the…)
accessibility,
authorship,
readership,
and variety of encyclopedia entries
(these developments have called into question the idea of what an ‘encyclopedia’ actually is + the relevance of applying to such dynamic productions the traditional criteria for assembling and evaluating “print encyclopedias”)
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👈👈👈☜*back to “NON-FICTION”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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