التعريف القاموسي على ضوء النظرية المعجمية الحديثة

Abstract EN

A definition is the mainstay of linguistic dictionaries; it discloses points out the meanings of the regular vocabulary in its lists, unveils its connotations, and removes the confusion that may surround it.

This section of the dictionary industry lexicography has a precise privacy is very peculiar because it seeks to approximate the real tangible at one time and visualize the meanings at another time.

Therefore, we find the dictionary a lexicographer struggles to explain and interpret a word either by quoting an existing meaning or innovating a new one to convey the connotations of the lexical unit using many ways to achieve the desired goal.

Undoubtedly, the process of interpreting words has witnessed leaps and bounds over the ages, and from a dictionary to another, lexicographers stand diligently strive thoughtfully to find the best way that conveys the description and connotation to the recipient in the easiest manner.

Due to the given mistakes made in the definitions in the general Arabic linguistic dictionaries and due to the ence of a clear dictionary theory which is based on a methodology with fixed controls and conditions, a group of lexicographers decided to intensify their efforts to provide what is possible to overcome these gaps, innovating at times and exploiting the findings of modern linguistic theories at other times.