Abstract
A frequent and well-known problem within lexicography is the use of various terms to denominate the same phenomenon as well as the use of the same term to denominate various, completely different phenomena. Such a non-systematic terminology may lead to confusion in the discipline and hamper its theoretical and practical development. The problem is especially severe within so-called pedagogical lexicography. A short panoramic review shows that especially the terms "pedagogical lexicography/dictionaries", "didactic lexicography/dictionaries", "school dictionaries" and "learners' dictionaries" are used with a lot of different meanings that vary from author to author, from country to country, from culture to culture. Although publishing houses could hardly be expected to use a strict terminology for their products, this should nevertheless be expected from theoretical lexicography. In order to overcome the present confusion, it is therefore urgent to establish a typology that can be used as reference by scholars dealing theoretically with the subfield of pedagogical lexicography. The article will first show the amazing variety of meanings addressed to the various terms in the theoretical literature. It will then approach the problem along two different lines: 1) establishing a clear definition of the terms "pedagogical", "didactic", "school" and "learner" in a lexicographical perspective, and 2) referring to the existing practice where the terms are frequently used in a much broader sense than in the theoretical literature. Based upon these considerations, a new and strict typology that corresponds to the present practice of pedagogical lexicography will be presented.Keywords: pedagogical lexicography; pedagogical dictionaries; learners' lexicography; learners' dictionaries; school dictionaries; children's dictionaries; desk dictionaries; college dictionaries; dictionaries for foreign-language learners; dictionaries for mother-tongue learners; dictionaries for learners of scientific disciplines
Highlights
A frequent and well-known problem within lexicography is the use of various terms to denominate one and the same phenomenon as well as the use of one and the same term to denominate various, completely different phenomena
A short panoramic review shows that especially the terms "pedagogical lexicography/dictionaries", "didactic lexicography/dictionaries", "school dictionaries" and "learners' dictionaries" are used with a lot of different meanings that vary from author to author, from country to country, from culture to culture
In order to overcome the present confusion, it is urgent to establish a typology that can be used as reference by scholars dealing theoretically with the subfield of pedagogical lexicography
Summary
A frequent and well-known problem within lexicography is the use of various terms to denominate one and the same phenomenon as well as the use of one and the same term to denominate various, completely different phenomena. The following reflections aim at establishing such a typology They will be based upon a study of existing practice as well as the corresponding theoretical literature, especially Herbert Andreas Welker's book Panorama Geral da Lexicografia Pedagógica (General Survey of Pedagogical Lexicography) which contains a collection of — frequently contradictory and even opposed — opinions and. This terminological confusion concerns basic concepts such as: (1) Pedagogical lexicography/dictionaries (2) Didactic lexicography/dictionaries (3) Learner's lexicography/dictionaries (4) School lexicography/dictionaries (5) Children's lexicography/dictionaries (6) College lexicography/dictionaries In the following, these concepts will be discussed and redefined in the light of existing practice with a view to establishing a new and strict typology that corresponds to the present state-of-the-art of pedagogical lexicography. All quotations from non-English texts have been translated into English by the author
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