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Disambigvizacija u leksikografskom postupku Jakova Mikalje
Disambiguation in the Lexicographic Work of Jakov Mikalja

Author(s): Danko Šipka
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics
Published by: Institut za jezik
Keywords: Jakov Mikalja; disambiguation; lexicography; homonym; polysemy;

Summary/Abstract: The investigation of Mikalja's dictionary (1649) shows that the author consistently differentiates ambiguous senses (which is supported by his reform of orthography) while two different types of ambiguity (homonym and polysemy) remain undifferentiated.

  • Issue Year: 20/1991
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 123-128
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Croatian, Serbian