Metalexicography in the 21st century: a state of play
Abstract
Lexicography faces a pivotal transition in the 21st century. In a context of disruptive innovation, publishing companies confront a big challenge due to a plethora of open-access online dictionaries, mature free platforms such as WordReference, Reverso, Linguee or Wiktionary, and ever-progressing automatic translators. In order to analyse the critical moment that lexicography is going through, this paper deals with the technological impact and the advantages and disadvantages of paper and electronic dictionaries. Moreover, transversal issues such as the quality of dictionaries and the satisfaction of users’ needs are tackled. Our purpose is to provide a picture of present-day metalexicography and to indicate the challenges and obstacles that lexicography faces in the digital era.
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