Terminology and Labelling Words by Subject in Monolingual Dictionaries – What Do Domain Labels Say to Dictionary Users ?

The paper focuses on labelling words by subject in a non-specialized dictionary. We compare the existing monolingual dictionaries of Czech and their ways of labelling terms of medicine and related fields; besides apparent differences between dictionaries, there are also inconsistencies within one di...

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Published inJazykovedný časopis Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 296 - 304
Main Authors Nová, Jana, Mžourková, Hana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bratislava De Gruyter Open 01.12.2017
De Gruyter Poland
Subjects
Czech
Czech language
Dictionaries
domain labels
e-dictionary
Electronic dictionaries
Labeling
Labelling
Lexicography
Medical language
monolingual dictionary
Monolingualism
Terminology
terms
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Summary:The paper focuses on labelling words by subject in a non-specialized dictionary. We compare the existing monolingual dictionaries of Czech and their ways of labelling terms of medicine and related fields; besides apparent differences between dictionaries, there are also inconsistencies within one dictionary. We consider pros and cons of domain labels as such and their usability in the light of needs and limits of dictionary users, with the aim to motivate further discussion on related issues.
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ISSN:0021-5597
1338-4287
DOI:10.1515/jazcas-2017-0039