How are lexical senses described? One can identify two main families of sense descriptions on the basis of their relation to word meaning: word paraphrases vs. word interpretations. The first family can itself be subdivided into three main subfamilies, according to the formal nature of sense descriptions. 1. Word paraphrases 1.1. " Standard " lexicographic definitions are, roughly speaking, lin...

The Japanese script consists of two phonetic syllabaries, called hiragana (eg ft* /ka/) and katakana (eg # /ka/), and thousands of Chinese characters, called kanji (eg ^ hon). Chinese characters have three basic properties: form, sound, and meaning. Many characters are of complex shape, some having more than twenty or even thirty strokes. Each character may be pronounced according to its Chines...

The paper focuses on the lexicographical treatment of cultural objects. It argues that second-language learning requires second-culture and digital technologies call for new solutions to both old challenges. As an example, it takes traditional Chinese musical instruments starts with a critical analysis their in five Chinese–English dictionaries foreign learners native speakers. continues some r...