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German paronym dictionaries: the shift from prescriptive print editions to electronic corpus-based resources

  • This article sketches the development of paronym dictionaries in German. These dictionaries document and describe commonly confused words which cause uncertainties because they are similar in sound, spelling and/or meaning (e.g. effektiv/effizient, sportlich/sportiv). First, an overview of existing reference guides is provided, covering different traditions. Numerous lemma lists have been collected for pedagogical purposes and there has always been an interest in the lexicological treatment of paronyms. However, only a handful of dictionaries covering commonly confused pairs and a small number of genuine paronym dictionaries have ever been compiled. I will focus on lexicographic endeavours, including Wustmann (1891), Müller (1973) and Pollmann and Wolk (2001). Secondly, I will shed light on the differences in descriptions in these dictionaries. This includes how prescriptive approaches have been replaced over time by empirical descriptive accounts and how dictionaries have moved away from restricted, static hardback editions towards dynamic e-dictionaries. Finally, an e-dictionary, “Paronyme — Dynamisch im Kontrast”, is presented with contrastive and flexible two-level consultation views. Its three key elements are its corpus-based foundation, the implementation of meta-lexicographic requirements and a consideration of users’ interests. This dictionary has implemented a user-friendly and dynamic interface and it records conventionalized patterns and preferences in authentic communication.

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Author:Petra StorjohannGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-120245
ISBN:978-1-5275-7432-8
Parent Title (English):Broadening perspectives in the history of dictionaries and word studies
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Place of publication:Newcastle
Editor:Hans Van de Velde, Fredric T. Dolezal
Document Type:Part of a Book
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2021
Date of Publication (online):2023/07/20
Publishing Institution:Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) [Zweitveröffentlichung]
Reviewstate:(Verlags)-Lektorat
Tag:corpus-based; descriptive; paronym dictionaries; prescriptive
GND Keyword:Deutsch; Korpus <Linguistik>; Lexikografie; Online-Ressource; Online-Wörterbuch; Paronym; Paronymie; Wörterbuch
First Page:194
Last Page:222
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Dieser Beitrag ist aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen online nicht frei zugänglich.
DDC classes:400 Sprache / 430 Deutsch
Open Access?:nein
Program areas:L1: Lexikographie und Sprachdokumentation
Licence (German):License LogoUrheberrechtlich geschützt