Функціональні особливості електронних словників

Abstract

. Today concept of "dictionary" expands in the direction of denoting a systematized body of knowledge about a certain problem and acquires well-defined connotations to cognitological structures types of knowledge models. In particular, there is an approach based on the description of the dictionary as an abstract linguistic and information object that has distinguishing features in the form of systemic and structural characteristics. The purpose of the article is to analyze the functional features of electronic dictionaries, to find out their advantages and disadvantages compared to paper ones. Different approaches to determining the differential features of electronic lexicographic resources are highlighted, positive and negative features are revealed. With the development of computer lexicography, compiling dictionaries has acquired new theoretical and practical vectors of research. There is an opinion that an electronic dictionary is an analogue of a paper one in digital format. However, many researchers see the difference between electronic and paper dictionaries not only in the storage media. It has been found that in modern lexicography the understanding of electronic dictionary has evolved from a digital copy of a paper edition to a complex system with a powerful arsenal of functions, a multilevel thesaurus-type depository that in the kind of storing information is close to the human mental lexicon. It is determined that the main advantages of electronic dictionaries are the following: a large amount of lexicographic data, nonlinear structure, integrated description of units, the presence of multimedia objects, interactivity, the ability to manipulate content elements, flexibility, dynamism, openness, fast navigation and advanced full-text search capabilities for various criteria . At the same time, researchers point to some negative features of electronic dictionaries compared to paper ones. In particular, information from them cannot be read without a digital device, required software or network access. Often the increase in the amount of information in the electronic dictionary is not in favor of its quality, the data is posted without proper editing, use unreliable anonymous sources, machine translation errors occur. However, electronic dictionaries are a reality of today, they are popular with the general public due to their accessibility, ease of use and speed of translation, and their research in theoretical and practical aspects is a promising direction in modern lexicography.