...................Lexical databases
Semasiological Dictionaries:
Their basic form is a TABLE that consists of ROWS and COLUMNS!
→ The ROWS contain lexical entries with their specific microstructure
....(their deep structure: they all have the same length!)
→ The COLUMNS represent single types of lexical information
If the orthography or phonology of a lexical item is ambiguous (homography/ homophony),
the item may be repeated with the new/specific information or represented in a
supplementary sub-table.
Exercise: To understand what a database basically is, create a simple table:
CD.................Name .................Artist............... Publishing Date
Single............ Mi PIACI ..............Alex Britts .........1999
Album ...........ABBA LIVE ..........ABBA ................1986
Tables and table models that serve as a basis for dictionary entries consist of a list of rows (a list of fields) and columns (a list of fields in the same row position):
Tables can be created with the help of computer programs such as MS-Word, Open-Office,
MS-Excel or HTML table model.
All these computer programs contain table models that can be edited and changed on the basis of the lexicographers needs.
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