Review article
https://doi.org/10.17234/Croatica.66.9
PREFIXED VERBS IN CROATIAN WEB DICTIONARY – MREŽNIK
Lana Hudeček
; Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Mihaljević
; Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography, Zagreb, Croatia
Milica Mihaljević
; Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Croatian Web Dictionary – Mrežnik is a corpus based gamified monolingual normative dictionary of standard Croatian. It has three modules: for adult native speakers, non-native speakers learning Croatian, and schoolchildren. The paper focuses on the compilation of dictionary entries of prefixed verbs in the module for learners of Croatian as a second and foreign language. The lexicographic strategies which can facilitate the acquisition of prefixed verbs and verbal aspects are discussed. Each verb is defined, examples are given, and each verb is linked to its aspectual pair. The data on word formation is provided, including the most frequent prefixed verbs. In verbal entries a note that gives the most frequent derivatives formed by prefixation, their short definition, and usage examples are given. All three existing models of teaching meanings of verbal prefixes and the process of verbal prefixation in Croatian as a second and foreign language have been considered: verbs in context, prefix by prefix, and cognitive-linguistic model. In the future, the introduction of smaller than word units (including prefixes) in Mrežnik is considered to facilitate the prefix by prefix teaching method. As Mrežnik is a gamified dictionary, games closely follow the dictionary approach to prefixed verbs. Five games for learning prefixed verbs and verbal aspects are also presented in the paper.
Keywords
aspectual pairs; gamification; lexicography; Mrežnik; prefixed verbs; verbal aspect
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287156
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Publication date:
13.12.2022.
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