Original scientific paper
Lexicographical treatment of polysemic expressions (based on examples from the field of humanities)
Helena Pavletić
Abstract
The paper analyses the problem of treating polysemic expressions in Croatian terminological and general dictionaries. The examples analysed are from the field of humanities. Expressions found in dictionaries (terminological and general dictionaries) are compared to their confirmations in the journalistic style (Croatian Language Repository), with special emphasis on determinologisation. The analysis confirmed that polysemic expressions in terminological and general dictionaries are systematically analysed, but also that certain mistakes are found in the analysis of expressions in general dictionaries (meanings are incorrectly defined or certain frequent meanings are left out). Following the analysis, the author suggests how to treat expressions in terminological and general dictionaries and points out the principles relevant for structuring definitions in terminological and general dictionaries of the Croatian language.
Keywords
polysemic expressions; Croatian language; general dictionary; terminological dictionary
Hrčak ID:
50783
URI
Publication date:
14.4.2010.
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