LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 14:5 May 2014
ISSN 1930-2940

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Example Approach in Persian Dictionaries

Zahra Zare

Abstract

From 1970s, lexicographers and linguistics found that explicitness of definitions and explanations is not so much needed. Only by referring to word without depending on other factors, the meaning of the word will be completely clarified. The result of this analysis indicated that the clarifying task is not any longer assigned to the definition, but the example following each definition helps develop exactitude of the meaning. Examples should justify and clarify words and they should offer reasons for words. Key words: Persian, lexicography, examples, dictionaries.

Introduction

A French proverb says a dictionary without example is a lifeless body. Verbal examples are helpful means in identifying meanings, semantic separation understanding usage or implied meanings and providing useful information. Examples provide the lexicographer great facilities and help the reader to understand the concept of words (Hashemi Minabad, 2007).

Today examples in monolingual dictionaries are integral and essential. Users and learners need one or several sentences that show their usage in contexts in addition to the definitions that describes lexical units. These sentences reinforce the meanings of lexical units, and this matter takes place by showing the usage of the words in real contexts. Examples help users and learners to find a specific meaning among different meanings. Examples are useful in cases that meanings seem synonymous apparently but subtle differences are in the meanings. They are also constructive and clarifying in cases that ambiguity and doubt possibly can mislead users.

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Zahra Zare
Research Scholar
Department of Studies in Linguistics
KIKS, University of Mysore
Manasagangotri , Mysore-570006
Karnataka, India
Zahrazare92@yahoo.com
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