Adapting the dictionary entry structure and DWS configuration for creating a dictionary aimed to be published on paper, online and as electronic dictionary software for PC and mobile

• Autores: Anna Rylova
• Localización: Electronic lexicography in the 21st century: New Applications for New Users : Proceedings of eLex 2011, Bled, 10-12 November 2011 / coord. por Iztok Kosem, Karmen Kosem, 2011, págs. 247-250
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Publishing one and the same dictionary on paper, as a desktop application, online and mobile application is a common practice in most of publishing houses. But the type of media the dictionary will be published on must be taken into account on the very first stages of developing the dictionary concept, the Style Guide and defining the entry structure. The formats of dictionary publishing give a lot of new challenges to lexicographers who have to keep in mind the dictionary users' needs, apply linguistic theory and always think about how the dictionary is intended to be published. The factor of dictionary publishing media influences not only the editorial decisions, but also a Style Guide and in the same time it affects the Dictionary Writing System design. The DWS must be adopted for the creation of the dictionary entry that will have different structure and visualization in paper and electronic dictionary.

    In this paper we describe how dictionary data and a dictionary writing system can be adapted for the various formats in which dictionaries can be published today. Our research is based on our own experience of creating dictionaries within our team of lexicographers, developing a professional dictionary writing system ABBYY Lingvo Content and electronic dictionary ABBYY Lingvo (since 1989) for PC, mobile and online