Open AccessModern practices of English online lexicography
Author(s) -
Inna A. Vorontsova
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
verhnevolžskij filologičeskij vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2499-9679
DOI - 10.20323/2499-9679-2022-1-28-186-194
Subject(s) - lexicographical order , computer science , context (archaeology) , relevance (law) , vocabulary , personalization , lexicography , resource (disambiguation) , information retrieval , artificial intelligence , linguistics , natural language processing , world wide web , data science , paleontology , computer network , philosophy , mathematics , combinatorics , political science , law , biology
The study attempts to analyze the current state of English online lexicography evolving in the context of electronic digital technology. The research is based on more than 30 online dictionaries of English and over 30 meta-lexicographic resources using the following methods: theoretical and linguistic analysis of literature, lexicographic analysis and com-parative analysis. The research allowed to define the main concepts and principles underlying modern online dictionar-ies of English, including integration of lexicographic forms and functions, universalization of online dictionary re-sources followed by the expansion of the user audience solving various linguistic problems, optimization of tools for the search and retrieval of information providing for high retrieval rate, relevance and reliability of the data, as well as dictionary ergonomics, intuitiveness of its methods and functions, etc. Online lexicographic resources also find themselves striving for “smartization” seen in the customization of the vocabulary look-up mode and creation of user profiles, compilation of context aware dictionaries embedded in other resources, application of the latest technologies to assess the users’ “lexicographic behavior”, such as eye-tracking and interpretation of user log files. Literature review and online dictionary analysis give grounds to assert that the lexicographic paradigm formed in the second half of the 20th century is being “fine-tuned” in the era of globalization and digitalization: once an automated reference guide with a solid information base, the dictionary is advancing to the level of a dynamically changing, personally configura-ble innovative synergetic resource, thus becoming a user’s full partner in the solution of a large number of tasks related to data reception and generation.