Filologija, No. 75, 2020.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/y54jofkgqm
From the treasures of Benešić’s dictionary and the Somatic Thesaurus of the Croatian Language
Anja Nikolić-Hoyt
Abstract
This paper introduces two lexicographical projects/resources that are being conducted at the Linguistic Research Institute of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The first is the institute’s focal project, the completion of Julije Benešić's Dictionary of the Croatian Literary Language from the Revival to I. G. Kovačić, which reflects the historical progression of Croatian literary discourse at the tempestuous turn of the 19th into the 20th century, when the Croatian standard language was established and systematized. Employing a descriptive, documentary policy, it records various linguistic practices, encompassing spelling and grammar and lexicon, as well as different, rather opposing political and ideological views of that time. As such, it is a valuable social and historical monument and a constituent part of the Croatian cultural and linguistic identity.
The other project is concerned with the construction of a Somatic Thesaurus of the Croatian Language, a conceptually organized lexicographical resource motivated by the human body and its parts. Conceived as a treasure chest in which the lexical abundance of the Croatian language referring to its somatic lexicon is stored, it is also a repository of structured knowledge about the body, i.e., of its mental representation. In addition to comparing the origins and attributes of the two resources, the paper also gives insight into the abundant background information they both offer, exposing their humanistic potentials and contribution.
Keywords
From the treasures of Benešić’s dictionary and the Somatic Thesaurus of the Croatian Language
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Publication date:
23.3.2021.
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