ПРЕДЛОГ ПРИМЕНЕ ТЕОРИЈЕ ПРОТОТИПА У ЛЕКСИКОГРАФСКОЈ ОБРАДИ ПОЛИСЕМИЈЕ У СРПСКОМ ЈЕЗИКУ
A PROPOSAL FOR THE APLICATION OF PROTOTYPE THEORY TO THE LEXICOGRAPHIC TREATMENT OF POLYSEMY IN SERBIAN

Summary/Abstract: This paper has proposed a model of treatment of polysemy in monolingual dictionaries of Serbian, which is based on the idea of the solid grounding of lexicographic practice in cognitive linguistic theory. A polysemous structure is understood here as a prototype-based category whose senses are mutually related on the basis of family resemblance, while the derivation of senses is motivated and the whole structure is hierarchically organised. The proposed model has been built on the foundation comprised of these main features of polysemy as understood within the framework of prototype theory. In order to be in accordance with the idea of the firm theoretical foundation of lexicographic practice, the presentation of the model has been divided into a lexicological and a lexicographic aspect. The lexicological aspect has included the formation of a polysemous structure. This model enables a clear insight into all derivational paths within a polysemous structure, mutual relations among senses as well as the hierarchical position of each individual sense. As such, it represents a theoretical basis or even a pattern for the formation of a dictionary entry for a polysemous word, i.e. for the lexicographic aspect of the proposed model. The main characteristics of the lexicographic aspect are the following: sense definitions contain a formal indication of the derivational link between a superordinate sense and its subsense and a dictionary entry is hierarchically structured. A sample entry for a highly polysemous verb in Serbian has been formed as an illustration of the proposed principles for tailoring a dictionary entry. The given principles result in achieving the transparency of motivated derivation of senses, their mutual relatedness on the basis of family resemblance as well as their hierarchical organisation, which is a necessary prerequisite for a reliable lexicographic description of a polysemous word expected to satisfy the needs of various types of dictionary users more efficiently. Overall, the solid scientific foundation of this model ensures the higher practical efficiency of the treatment of polysemy.

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