Capturing the Lexical Structure in Special Subject Fields with Verbs and Verbal Derivatives. A Model for Specialized Lexicography

Specialized dictionaries and term banks include many more nouns than other types of terms (verbs, adjectives and adverbs). Even though this state of affairs can be explained by a number of reasons, it leads to several inconsistencies. This paper defends the idea that verbs and their derivatives shou...

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Published in:International journal of lexicography 2003-12, Vol.16 (4), p.403-422
Main Author: L'Homme, Marie-Claude
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Specialized dictionaries and term banks include many more nouns than other types of terms (verbs, adjectives and adverbs). Even though this state of affairs can be explained by a number of reasons, it leads to several inconsistencies. This paper defends the idea that verbs and their derivatives should be included in specialized dictionaries and shows how the analysis of these terms contributes to a better understanding of the lexical structure of a subject field. It also presents a model for a cohesive representation of verbal senses and that of verbal derivatives. The material presented in this paper is based mostly on work carried out on a French corpus on computing, although some examples are provided for English and other domains. The theoretical and methodological principles are based on Explanatory and Combinatorial Lexicology (ECL) (Mel'cbuk et al. 1984, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1999).
ISSN:0950-3846
1477-4577
DOI:10.1093/ijl/16.4.403