| Abstract: |
The aim of this paper is to introduce the theory of pictorial illustration in lexicography. This kind of summary could be useful both for lexicographers with experience in incorporating visual materials as well as scientists who would like to add this kind of content to their projects. Concerning the list of arguments to be presented, firstly, a difference between encyclopedias and dictionaries, crucial for including pictorial illustration, will be shown. Secondly, I will characterize the results of recent user studies related to this subject. The third part of the text is a report on the verbal and visual mode in lexicography (typology of facilities, significance of colour, the problem of caption and the
mutual relation between these two modes). Then I will indicate which groups of meanings and which parts of speech are or should be illustrated. Subsequently, the characteristics of different illustrating strategies will be presented. Finally, I will formulate some general rules concerning pictorial illustration in dictionaries, related to the typology of dictionaries. In conclusion some
proposals for further research will be recommended. |