Frame Semantics applied to Electronic Lexicography: reflections on the developing of a bilingual dictionary
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https://doi.org/10.31513/linguistica.2025.v21n2a68222Abstract
In the context of developing the Paralympic Dictionary, this article aims to reflect on the potential of Frame Semantics in addressing lexicographic and translation-related issues. To this end, it revisits the theoretical and epistemological foundations that situate Fillmore’s theory within the field of Cognitive Linguistics, while also highlighting its focus on lexical and lexicographic description, both in general and specialized domains. In this regard, the FrameNet platform is underscored as a pioneering lexicographic-computational tool that organizes the lexicon into frames, based on corpus data. The article further presents an overview of frame-based lexicographic resources produced by the SemanTec Group, which organize the lexicon of the football, Olympic, and Paralympic domains. Drawing on the ongoing work with the Paralympic Dictionary, the article illustrates the relevance of semantic frames as structuring devices for the lexicon of Paralympic swimming. It is argued that frames function as disambiguating tools in cases where a single word evokes multiple conceptual structures, and that they also provide a means of incorporating sociocultural aspects into the translation process, particularly in the identification and organization of equivalent lexical units.
Keywords: Cognitive Linguistics. Frame Semantics. Electronic Lexicography. Translation. Paralympic Dictionary.
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