Fachwörterbuch, Autorenwörterbuch und Wörterbuchhybride. Zu einem Problem der Fachlexikographie
Specialized dictionary, author dictionary and dictionary hybrid. On a problem of specialized lexicography

Summary/Abstract: Specialized lexicography is an important and dynamically developing branch of lexicography today,and specialized dictionaries are frequently used reference works. Generally speaking, specialiseddictionary users form a heterogeneous group–ranging from experts to semi-experts and laypersons.Since every dictionary should meet the needs of its users, a more precise defi nition of the targetgroup is an important stage in dictionary planning. The situation becomes more complex whena dictionary is a hybrid, which is shown in the article using the example of the ‘Dictionary of Lexi-cography and Dictionary Research’ (2010–2020), which has the characteristics of both an ordinaryspecialized dictionary and a specialized author dictionary. An examination of this dictionary fromthe user’s perspective leads to more general conclusions relevant to specialized lexicography. Evenan analysis of the lemma list provides information on whether a specialized dictionary hybrid isuseful for all targeted user groups. This is the case if entries that can be assigned to the author dic-tionary and entries that can be assigned to the specialized dictionary correspond approximately tothe same needs and subject-specifi c competences of the users. A large discrepancy in this respectleads to the utilisation value of the reference work being impaired. It must therefore be consideredfor each dictionary that has characteristics of two or more dictionary types whether this combina-tion represents added value in terms of user needs.

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