A dictionary is a list of words in orthographic representation, which provides relevant information about them, such as their meanings, word-classes, perhaps some examples of their use, etc.
- Hoeksma (2004), a pag.193

Both grammars and dictionaries reflect important aspects of language: dictionaries provide the elementary building blocks, and the grammars specify how these blocks are combined to make well-formed utterances.
- Hoeksma (2004), a pag.184