Article

Name: Bilingual Corpus-Based Dictionary of Idioms: Organization of the Dictionary Entry Text

Authors: Dmitrij O. Dobrovol'skij

Abstract:

The present study attempts to describe the entry of a bilingual corpus-based dictionary of idioms as a special type of text. The main distinguishing feature of such a text is its high degree of formalization. The dictionary entry of any lexicographical source must strictly adhere to special rules, which involve dividing the conveyed information into separate blocks, each containing information of a specific type. These aspects transform the dictionary entry – as well as the dictionary as a whole – into a formalized text, which is constructed according to specific rules. Such rules themselves can be the subject of study and description. Perceiving the dictionary as a text organized according to its own laws allows for the identification of significant connections both between its individual parts and within specific dictionary entries.

In a dictionary of idioms – especially if it is bilingual, i.e., comparing units of two different languages – the number of informational blocks (fields of the dictionary entry) increases. The principles of organizing such a dictionary are discussed using the example of the lexicographic resource “Contemporary German phraseology: A Ger-man-Russian corpus dictionary”, which is currently in the process of editing.

Keywords: text structure, lexicography, dictionary entry, translation, phraseology, idioms, text corpus, Russian, German

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