Specialized dictionary

The definitive book on the subject (Cowie 2009) includes chapters on some of the dictionaries included below: Dictionaries of idioms and slang are common in most cultures.

Examples include (of French) the Dictionnaire des expressions et locutions, edited by Alain Rey (Paris: Le Robert 2006), and (of English) Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (8th edition, London: Routledge 2002).

[1] In the area of language learning, there are specialized dictionaries for aspects of language which tend to be ordinary for mother-tongue speakers but may cause difficulty for learners.

These dictionaries cover the terminology of a particular subject field or discipline.

Specialized dictionaries can have various functions, i.e. they can help users in different types of situation.