Resumen de Pictorial illustrations in Encyclopaedias and in Dictionaries: a comparison
One of the most important differences between an encyclopaedia and a dictionary, which is very often underlined in scientific papers, is the relatively common occurrence of pictorial illustration in encyclopaedias compared to dictionaries. Theoreticians indicate different goals of these two types of reference works. While an encyclopaedia describes objects using scientific knowledge, a dictionary presents words with linguistic arguments. Since the presumed differences are so crucial in their nature, the two types of reference works should not have much in common. On the other hand, a pictorial technique in dictionaries is relatively young and non-omnipresent, and furthermore, undoubtedly arose in a predominantly encyclopaedic surrounding. Therefore, in this paper, I have focused on this graphical distinction: do visual facilities in an encyclopaedia vary from their counterparts in general dictionaries? As a result of this analysis, it can be stated that, apart from general differences (aim of description, types of units, function of caption), an encyclopaedia and a dictionary have surprisingly much in common regarding the visual mode.
