Observații legate de utilizarea textelor biblice în „Dicţionarul tezaur al limbii române”
Notes on the use of biblical texts in the Thesaurus Dictionary of the Romanian Language

Summary/Abstract: Romanian biblical texts are a fundamental source for documenting the old Romanian lexicon and for capturing the semantic evolution of numerous words, playing a decisive role in the compilation of the Thesaurus Dictionary of the Romanian Language (Dicționarul-tezaur al limbii române). These texts provide both specific theological terms and elements of common vocabulary, contributing to the reconstruction of the graphic, phonetic, and morphological forms that were characteristic of the era. Although some lexical references extracted from these texts are not always scientifically rigorous, their theological and cultural importance remains essential. Numerous lexical units identified in the biblical corpus represent the first attestations of words or meanings, which were later integrated and developed in the main lexicographical works dedicated to the Romanian language. At the same time, biblical texts provide very early attestations, often extremely close to the first appearances of a term, thus supporting the diachronic analysis of Romanian vocabulary. The use of biblical texts in the Thesaurus Dictionary has not only documentary value, but also helps by providing a complex framework for understanding the evolution of the Romanian language in all its dimensions (lexical, stylistic, and cultural).

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