Theory and practice of specialised online dictionaries : lexicography versus terminography by Pedra A. Fuertes-Olivera, Sven Tarp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuertes Olivera, Pedro Antonio.

Contributor:

Tarp, Sven.

Series:

Lexicographica. Series maior ; 146.

Lexicographica series maior ;v 146

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sublanguage--Lexicography.

Sublanguage.

Sublanguage--Lexicography--Data processing.

Terminology as Topic--Dictionaries.

Terminology as Topic.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

ix, 272 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter De Gruyter GmbH, 2014.

Summary:

This book is an update on the Function Theory of Lexicography that offers convincing arguments on the independent academic status of lexicography as well as its association with related disciplines. It discusses the topic of specialised e-lexicography in full, from its theoretical foundations to its practical application in the design, compilation, and updating of high-quality specialised online dictionaries. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 What is Specialised Lexicography? 4

2.1 Definitions 4

2.2 Dictionaries versus encyclopaedias 8

2.3 Typology of specialised online dictionaries 12

3 Academic Status of Specialised Lexicography 19

3.1 A discipline with its own subject field 19

3.2 Relation to linguistics 22

3.3 Relation to terminology and terminography 27

3.4 Relation to information science 30

4 Concept of Lexicographical Theory 34

4.1 Is lexicography a science? 35

4.2 A lexicographical theory is possible 37

4.3 Additional remarks on the concept of lexicographical theory 40

5 General Theory of Specialised Dictionaries 44

5.1 Utility tools and user needs 45

5.2 Concept of user needs 48

5.3 Data and information 57

5.4 Lexicographical functions 62

5.5 General methodology: an example 65

5.6 Prescription, description or proscription? 77

5.7 The lexicographical process: the lexicographer's perspective 84

5.8 The lexicographical process: the user's perspective 87

6 Special Problems Related to Online Dictionaries 91

6.1 Data filtering 92

6.2 The type and the individual 95

6.3 Access to supplementary data 97

6.4 The use of corpora and the Internet 100

6.5 Online communication with the user 101

6.6 Shortening the access route 103

7 A Critical View of Terminography 104

7.1 Theories of terminology 105

7.2 Traditional terminology: The General Theory of Terminology 106

7.3 Terminology and linguistics 109

7.3.1 Cabré and the Communicative Theory of Terminology 110

7.3.2 Temmerman and the Sociocognitive Approach 112

7.3.3 Martin, Faber and frame-based terminology 116

7.4 Terminology and knowledge engineering 121

7.5 Summary 128

8 An Analysis of Specialised Online Dictionaries 129

8.1 A functional framework to dictionary criticism: A list of criteria for reviewing specialised online dictionaries 130

8.2 The Dictionary of Business and Management 135

8.3 The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online 138

8.4 The Musikordbogen 141

8.5 The Glossary of Mortgage and Home Equity Terms 143

8.6 The Cambridge Business English Dictionary 145

8.7 Term Finder 148

8.8 The Business English-Spanish Glossary by A.D. Miles 149

8.9 The Glossary of FAO Database and Information Systems 151

8.10 Kicktionary 153

8.11 IATE, Cerca Term and UNTERM 156

8.11.1 Inter-Active Terminology for Europe (IATE) 157

8.11.2 Cerca Term 162

8.11.3 The United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database (UNTERM) 166

8.12 The Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in Nine European Languages 169

8.13 The European Dictionary of Skills and Competences (Disco) 172

8.14 Genoma and EcoLexicon 177

8.14.1 Genoma 179

8.14.2 EcoLexicon 185

8.15 Summary and The Work Ahead: Working with the Function Theory of Lexicography 189

9 Designing, Making and Updating Specialised Online Dictionaries 192

9.1 A Multidisciplinary Activity 192

9.2 Pre-compilation phase 197

9.3 Compilation Phase 198

9.3.1 Lemma Selection 200

9.3.2 Explanation of meaning 205

9.3.3 Restricting Meaning 209

9.3.4 Contextualising Meaning 217

9.3.5 Offering More Choices 223

9.4 The Post-Compilation Phase: A Process of Continuous Updating 230

9.5 Summary and Conclusion 239

10 Conclusions 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110348835

3110348837

OCLC:

876140944