This research is situated at the intersection between lexicography, neology and the analysis of feminist discourse and is based on the following research questions: how have feminist studies contributed to lexical innovation in Spanish? what lexicographic treatment is the lexicon of feminist discourse receiving? and what are the criteria to prioritize the dictionarization of these...
With the intensification of ageing in the world population, the attention to older adults has dramatically increased. Compared with numerous studies of ageing identity in newspapers, novels and social media, there is little focus on dictionaries. How is the image of older adults constructed in dictionaries, specifically in the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (7th edition, CCD7)? Is bias...
Tracing the origins of surnames reveal more than familial affinity. Names are records and repositories of histories, contacts, movements, place and place-making, heritage, trade, cultural practices, aspirations, and occupations; and they also mark individuality and group affinity. In the study of Filipino last names, Philippine dictionaries were consulted to identify the components and...
In the lexicography it has been the policy of most general dictionaries not to include entries for toponyms. The names of geographical names usually appear as dictionary headwords only when they are used allusively or in extended senses, that is they either serve as elements of ordinary words or phrases, or come to function as appellatives by themselves. Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia...
