UJEDNOLICENIE SŁOWNICTWA DEFINICYJNEGO NA PRZYKŁADZIE WYBRANYCH DEFINICJI CZASOWNIKÓW ZE SŁOWNIKA JĘZYKA POLSKIEGO POD REDAKCJĄ M. SZYMCZAKA
Unification of Defining Vocabulary Based on Selected Verb Definitions from Słownik Języka Polskiego) Polish Language Dictionary) Edited by M. Szymczak

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an attempt to unify defining vocabulary which belongs to the lexical classes of verbs and nouns, and which is used in Słownik języka polskiego edited by M. Szymczak (1998). The analysis has used the electronic version of the dictionary - Komputerowy słownik języka polskiego (1998), where 1069 verb definitions have been excerpted from. It aimed at decreasing the capacity of rare vocabulary and increasing the amount of frequently used one - theme words - by changing lexemes into their hyperonyms according to the principle of defining series formation or by their replacement with synonymous lexemes, as an additional method. The article presents the issue related to statistic linguistics. It reports on the way of frequency of vocabulary usage list formation and the way of division into frequent and rare vocabulary. Then, it describes methods of rare vocabulary reduction and presents figures resulting from unification of the vocabulary. In conclusion, there are initial and final lists of frequent vocabulary.

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