Lexicografía y Lingüística Cognitiva
2010; John Benjamins Publishing Company; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2254-6774
Autores Tópico(s)Historical Linguistics and Language Studies
ResumoThis paper discusses how cognitive linguistics can contribute to lexicography from a theoretical as well as practical standpoint. Spanish dictionaries in general usually organise the meanings of a lexical entry as a list. This type of organisation not only makes it difficult for the reader to grasp the semantic nuisances of these meanings but also hides the real motivated, structured and contextual relationship that exists among these meanings. After a brief characterisation of a lexical entry in a dictionary, the first part introduces those theoretical and methodological tools in cognitive linguistics that can help to improve dictionaries. The second part illustrates this cognitive methodology with an example from the DRAE. Finally, the last section discusses two issues: the advantages of using these tools in dictionary making, and the difficulties that the lexicographer has to face when implementing this methodology.
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