De la teoría a la práctica lexicográfica: el «Nuevo diccionario de la lengua castellana» de Vicente Salvá

Abstract

The principal aim of this article is to evaluate the original contribution of Vicente Salvá towards monolingual lexicography of Spanish language in nineteenth century. In order to achieve this objective, we start from the context in which this author is inscribed, contrasting his labour with that developed by the other lexicographs of his generation and, very especially, with the work of the Spanish Royal Academy whose Dictionary (DRAE, 1843) Salvá tried to improve with remarkable success, in our opinion.