Selecting an initial lemma list in specialized lexicography : a case study in the field of graphic engineering
Date
2020
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Bureau of the WAT
Abstract
Specialized lexicography in graphic engineering has never had a tool in dictionary format that facilitates knowledge acquisition for students and meets their specific lexicographic needs in a technical university context. This paper presents an initial lemma list for a Spanish dictionary in the field of graphic engineering. The Delphi method has been used to assure expert consensus in this area. In addition, two equally professional surveys have been conducted by an expert and endorsed by experts. The fundamental concepts are considered, either because of the difficulty they represent, or due to their importance within our field of knowledge for which engineering documents and technical standards with technical graphic elements have been employed. Students have taken part in the process, thereby allowing identification of convergences and divergences between both groups of participants. The paper concludes with, on the one hand, a final list of accepted concepts and, on the other, of additional uncertain concepts, which could satisfy dictionary user needs and constitute the beginning of a functional online dictionary.
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CITATION: Esandi-Baztan, M. A. & Fuertes-Olivera, P. A. 2020. Selecting an initial lemma list in specialized lexicography : a case study in the field of graphic engineering. Lexikos, 30:57-89, doi:10.5788/30-1-1596.
The original publication is available at https://lexikos.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at https://lexikos.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Lexicography, Graphic engineering, Electronic dictionaries, Spanish language -- Dictionaries
Citation
Esandi-Baztan, M. A. & Fuertes-Olivera, P. A. 2020. Selecting an initial lemma list in specialized lexicography : a case study in the field of graphic engineering. Lexikos, 30:57-89, doi:10.5788/30-1-1596.