Development in Lexicography: From Polyfunctional to Monofunctional Accounting Dictionaries

This article describes the theoretical foundation of the accounting dictionaries as well as its practical results. Furthermore, the implementation of the project shows how the constant interaction of lexicographical theory with practical dictionary work over a period of 10 years has led to lexicogra...

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Autores principales:	Sandro Nielsen, Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera
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Publicado:	Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT 2013
Materias:	specialized lexicography function theory polyfunctional dictionary monofunctional dictionary accounting dictionaries information tools lexicographical information costs online dictionary electronic lexicography internet meaning writing translation knowledge danish english spanish Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL1-8844 Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages PD1-7159
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:736d1b553d244e8490d309a39aaa351f2021-12-03T09:33:48ZDevelopment in Lexicography: From Polyfunctional to Monofunctional Accounting Dictionaries10.5788/23-1-12181684-49042224-0039https://doaj.org/article/736d1b553d244e8490d309a39aaa351f2013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1218https://doaj.org/toc/1684-4904https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0039This article describes the theoretical foundation of the accounting dictionaries as well as its practical results. Furthermore, the implementation of the project shows how the constant interaction of lexicographical theory with practical dictionary work over a period of 10 years has led to lexicographical development and adaptation resulting in ongoing adjustments to the dictionaries and their theoretical foundation. This is exemplified by studying the transition from polyfunctional to monofunctional dictionaries in an attempt to provide help in several types of usage situations, typically in communicative situations, e.g. when reading, writing or translating English, Danish or Spanish accounting texts, or cognitive situations, i.e. when users want to know more about accounting matters or accounting language. The article also indicates that the creation of this project connects e-lexicography with the knowledge-based economy. Lexicographers work in the cloud being physically thousands of kilometres away; they work with experts in accounting, databases and the Internet with the aim of constructing and updating a high-quality tool with relatively low information costs for users. Finally, this article shows that the future of lexicography rests on designing, constructing, and updating information tools that take into consideration not only the true nature of lexicography but also the possibilities of the Internet and its technologies, as advocates of the Function Theory of Lexicography do on a regular basis.Sandro NielsenPedro A. Fuertes-OliveraWoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WATarticlespecialized lexicographyfunction theorypolyfunctional dictionarymonofunctional dictionaryaccounting dictionariesinformation toolslexicographical information costsonline dictionaryelectronic lexicographyinternetmeaningwritingtranslationknowledgedanishenglishspanishPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844Germanic languages. Scandinavian languagesPD1-7159AFDEENFRNLLexikos, Vol 23, Pp 323-347 (2013)
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topic	specialized lexicography function theory polyfunctional dictionary monofunctional dictionary accounting dictionaries information tools lexicographical information costs online dictionary electronic lexicography internet meaning writing translation knowledge danish english spanish Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL1-8844 Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages PD1-7159
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description	This article describes the theoretical foundation of the accounting dictionaries as well as its practical results. Furthermore, the implementation of the project shows how the constant interaction of lexicographical theory with practical dictionary work over a period of 10 years has led to lexicographical development and adaptation resulting in ongoing adjustments to the dictionaries and their theoretical foundation. This is exemplified by studying the transition from polyfunctional to monofunctional dictionaries in an attempt to provide help in several types of usage situations, typically in communicative situations, e.g. when reading, writing or translating English, Danish or Spanish accounting texts, or cognitive situations, i.e. when users want to know more about accounting matters or accounting language. The article also indicates that the creation of this project connects e-lexicography with the knowledge-based economy. Lexicographers work in the cloud being physically thousands of kilometres away; they work with experts in accounting, databases and the Internet with the aim of constructing and updating a high-quality tool with relatively low information costs for users. Finally, this article shows that the future of lexicography rests on designing, constructing, and updating information tools that take into consideration not only the true nature of lexicography but also the possibilities of the Internet and its technologies, as advocates of the Function Theory of Lexicography do on a regular basis.
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Development in Lexicography: From Polyfunctional to Monofunctional Accounting Dictionaries

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