Nielsen (2008) suggests relevant aspects for lexicographers to consider when making dictionaries as they all affect the users' impression and actual use of specific dictionaries. One important goal of lexicography is to keep the lexicographic information costs incurred by dictionary users as low as possible. designing the best way in which users can access the data in printed and electronic dictionaries.translating collocations, phrases and examples in bi- and multilingual dictionaries.selecting equivalents in bi- and multi-lingual dictionaries.labeling definitions and pronunciations for register and dialect, where appropriate.choosing lemma forms for each word or part of word to be lemmatized.selecting collocations, phrases and examples.selecting words and affixes for systematization as entries.frame structure, distribution structure, macro-structure, micro-structure and cross-reference structure) choosing the appropriate structures for presenting the data in the dictionary (i.e.selecting and organizing the components of the dictionary.defining the communicative and cognitive functions of the dictionary.linguistic and non-linguistic competences) and identifying their needs Practical lexicographic work involves several activities, and the compilation of well-crafted dictionaries requires careful consideration of all or some of the following aspects: of λεξικός lexikos, "of or for words", from λέξις lexis, "speech", "word", (in turn from λέγω lego, "to say", "to speak" ) and γράφω grapho, "to scratch, to inscribe, to write". Etymology Ĭoined in English 1680, the word "lexicography" derives from the Greek λεξικογράφος lexikographos, "lexicographer", from λεξικόν lexicon, neut. They are responsible for arranging lexical material (usually alphabetically) to facilitate understanding and navigation. They also make decisions regarding which words should be kept, added, or removed from a dictionary. Lexicographers are tasked with defining simple words as well as figuring out how compound or complex words or words with many meanings can be clearly explained. These include dictionaries and thesauri which are widely accessible resources that present various aspects of lexicology, such as spelling, pronunciation, and meaning. Lexicography is the practice of creating books, computer programs, or databases that reflect lexicographical work and are intended for public use. It is now widely accepted that lexicography is a scholarly discipline in its own right and not a sub-branch of applied linguistics, as the chief object of study in lexicography is the dictionary (see e.g. Such a dictionary is usually called a specialized dictionary or Language for specific purposes dictionary and following Nielsen 1994, specialized dictionaries are either multi-field, single-field or sub-field dictionaries.
dictionaries that are devoted to a (relatively restricted) set of linguistic and factual elements of one or more specialist subject fields, e.g. Specialized lexicography focuses on the design, compilation, use and evaluation of specialized dictionaries, i.e. Such a dictionary is usually called a general dictionary or LGP dictionary (Language for General Purpose). dictionaries that provide a description of the language in general use. General lexicography focuses on the design, compilation, use and evaluation of general dictionaries, i.e. Some use "lexicology" as a synonym for theoretical lexicography others use it to mean a branch of linguistics pertaining to the inventory of words in a particular language.Ī person devoted to lexicography is called a lexicographer. There is some disagreement on the definition of lexicology, as distinct from lexicography.
This is sometimes referred to as 'metalexicography'.
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