From dictionary to terminological system

Łukasz Karpiński

Uniwersytet Warszawski


Abstract

The article presents the range of lexicographic work in a historical context until the breakthrough moment in lexicography i.e. the decision of the publishers of the Encyclopedia Britannica to offer their product only in digital version. This fact closes certain period in the history of lexicography and it is a good starting point to present an original concept of «terminological system» as a universal database which may be the basis of a variety of dictionaries on different subjects.The article refers to earlier publication, it combines earlier presented concepts in order to offer a consistent and relatively comprehensive approach to the issues of contemporary lexicography.

Keywords:

lexicography, dictionary, terminological system, database, frequency list


Published
2012-12-30


Karpiński, Łukasz (2012) “From dictionary to terminological system”, Linguodidactica, 16, pp. 95–108. doi: 10.15290/lingdid.2012.16.07.

Łukasz Karpiński 
Uniwersytet Warszawski