Lexical need as a two-way reality cognition tool

• Authors: Kit Mark , Berg Elena
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper a concept of lexical need is introduced and its application in research of cognitive aspects of translation is discussed. Further discussion elaborates mechanisms of development of translator’s lexical space in the course of translation. Authors discuss the importance and special nature of low-frequency lexical units and difficulties encountered when studying their usage and suggest that the lexical need concept help these studies. Lexical need analysis can be also used to learn specifics of translator’s lexical space and then to take measures for selection of translators and improvement of their skills.

Keywords

EN

lexicography; dictionary; translation; semantic representation; lexical unit; lexical need; cognition; linguistic competence

• Publisher: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Cognitive Studies
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 14
• Pages: 193-202

Dates

published

2014-09-04

Contributors

author

Kit Mark

• Language Interface Inc., New York, United States

author

Berg Elena

• Уральский Государственный Юридический Университет [Ural State Law Academy], Екатеринбург [Ekaterinburg], Russian Federation
• Language Interface Inc., New York, United States

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Identifiers

DOI

10.11649/cs.2014.016