A study on the structuring (macro and micro) and characterization of ideological dictionaries

Abstract

This research sought to analyze the structural aspects (macro and micro) and the characteristics of a specific type of onomasiological lexicographic work: the ideological dictionary, and its differentiation from the analogue type. For this, it was based on the assumptions of Babini (2006) and Quemada (1967) on the definition and characterization of these repertoires. The discussions start from the general concept of onomasiology (BALDINGER, 1966), from lexicographical projects (HAENSCH, 1982; MARTÍNEZ SOUZA, 2009) until reaching the object of study “ideological dictionary”. For the delimitation of the ideological dictionary, the analysis of two specific copies was used: the Thesaurus of the English words and phrases, by Peter Mark Roget, published in the year 1852, and the Analogous Dictionary of the Portuguese Language, related ideas, thesaurus, by Azevedo (2010). The results show that the Brazilian dictionary by Azevedo (2010) has a very strong connection and similarity with its predecessor, the Thesaurus, and that, although it is called “analog”, from the perspective of this research, it is characterized much more as an ideological lexicographic repertoire.