LEXICAL MEANING AS INTERPRETED IN QUOTIDIAN AND IMPROMPTU LEXICOGRAPHY

Abstract

The paper discusses different forms and means of lexical meaning representation in quotidian and impromptu lexicography, as well as common and different trends in word meaning interpretation within different subdivisions of folk lexicography. By quotidian lexicography we understand the results of metalinguistic activity stimulated by associative priming experiments with pre-established lexicographic parameters. Studying folk lexicography that is thriving in the Wikilexia project allows for demonstrating all aspects of lexical meaning in its daily functioning. Impromptu lexicography, ubiquitous in contemporary journalism, sheds light on the means of interpreting new words and represents different communicative strategies employed by writers and readers, especially when dealing with interpreting words related to politics. In fiction, impromptu lexicography often shows the difference between thesauri of interlocutors and ways of overcoming communication breakdowns. Dictionary form as employed in contemporary literature also incorporates elements of quotidian and impromptu lexicography.