A Dictionary for Hungarian Varieties Spoken in the Carpathian Basin - Acta Universitatis Sapientiae

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica, 15, 2 (2023) 166–181

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausp-2023-0023

Abstract. The Termini Online Hungarian–Hungarian Dictionary and Database describes the lexicon of the Hungarian language as spoken in the countries neighbouring Hungary. It is considered to be a general dictionary of present-day Hungarian. Each entry contains authentic example sentences to illustrate the use of the headword, making it possible to examine the special use of a word or construction in a grammatical and pragmatic context. The lexicographical database is edited online in eight countries. The editors of the dictionary are members of the Termini Hungarian Language Research Network. Online editing makes it possible for the dictionary to expand – even simultaneously – as a result of activity in eight countries. In the present study, the authors review the novelties and peculiarities of the dictionary in some detail, touching on the following topics: dictionary structure, IT support, database character, multimedia elements, and labelling system.

Keywords: Hungarian language, Termini, dictionary, lexicography