| Titel: |
'It works in practice but will it work in theory?' The uneasy relationship between lexicography and matters theoretical |
| Personen: | Rundell, Michael |
| Jahr: |
2012 |
| Typ: |
Aufsatz |
| Verlag: |
Universitetet i Oslo, Institutt for lingvistiske og nordiske studier |
| Ortsangabe: |
Oslo |
| In: |
Fjeld, Ruth V./Torjusen, Julie M. (Hgg.): Proceedings of the 15th EURALEX International Congress 2012, Oslo, Norway, 7 - 11 August 2012 |
| Seiten: |
47-92 |
| Untersuchte Sprachen: |
Englisch*English |
| Schlagwörter: |
Internet-Lexikografie/Online-Lexikografie*internet lexicography/online lexicography
lexikografischer Prozess*lexicographic process
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| Medium: |
Online |
| URI: |
http://euralex.org/category/publications/euralex-oslo-2012/ |
| Zuletzt besucht: |
17.09.2018 |
| Abstract: |
This paper considers how the practical business of producing dictionaries may be informed by and facilitated by theoretical considerations. What kinds of theory have the potential to make dictionaries better? And is there such a thing as 'theoretical lexicography'? Several theoretical paradigms are discussed. In the case of the metalexicographic contributions of L.V. Shcherba and H.E. Wiegand, it is suggested that their relevance to the practical task of dictionary-creation is limited; and it is argued that the so-called 'theory of lexicographical functions' proposed by Henning Bergenholtz and his colleagues, while helpfully focussing on users and uses, adds little that is new to the debate. Conversely, it is shown that linguistic theory has much to offer lexicographers, and the direct applicability of various linguistic theories is demonstrated in a number of case studies. Finally, the whole discussion regarding appropriate theoretical inputs for lexicography is brought into the radically changed digital world in which lexicography now finds itself. |