Reverse English Dictionary: Based on Phonological and Morphological Principles

✍ Scribed by Gustav Muthmann

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 508
• Series: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]; 29
• Edition: Reprint 2010
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Rather than presenting a reverse list of words in endless sequence and strictly alphabetical order, this Reverse English Dictionary considers the structure and formation of words, grouping them together in sections and subdivisions.

This way of looking at words from behind and comparing similar word endings reveals new and unaccustomed aspects of the structure of words and their formation, illustrating the enormous variety of the English language.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1 What is a reverse dictionary and what is it used for?
2 A glimpse at the history of reverse dictionaries
3 Phonological aspects
4 The macro-structure of the dictionary
5 The micro-structure of the entries
6 Spelling-to-sound and Sound-to-spelling correspondences
The Reverse Dictionary
-a
-b
-c
-d
-e
-f
-g
-h
-i
-j
-k
-l
-m
-n
-o
-p
-q
-r
-s
-t
-u
-v
-w
-x-
-y
-z
Abbreviations and symbols
References
Appendix 1: Spelling-to-sound correspondences
Appendix 2: Sound-to-spelling correspondences