Research Of Commentaries On The Guide Word Revision In The6th Of"Modern Chinese Dictionary"

Commentaries on the guide word is an important part of the dictionary interpretation.They are the bridge that crosses from the dictionary entry word and meaning.They play animportant role in cohesion and tips.Commentaries on the guide word used in a correct waywill help improve the dictionary definition of style, to improve the accuracy of the dictionaryinterpretation.Currently, the specialized study of dictionary definition guide word is relatively rare inLexicography Academia,especially modified research commentaries on the guide word.Forthis reason, this article selects all the interpretations of headword in the6th edition of the"Modern Chinese Dictionary" under the letter ‘F’,‘G’,‘H’,‘K’,‘L’,‘S’,‘T’,‘W’,‘Y’and ‘Z’,compared with the same headword, then the commentaries of the guide word.It mainlyexamines the "metaphor","description" and "refers to" three types of commentaries on theguide word revision of the situation.Firstly, revision of commentaries on the guide word can be divided into three types in theform:1."metaphor" revision;2."description" revision;3."refers to" revision.Then continue todivide categories into small classes, for example the guide word increase、deletion、modifiedand so on.This thesis makes a detailed classification and analyzes the reason of thecommentaries on the guide word revised, in order to conducting a comprehensive inspectionon the revision of the guide word in the6th edition of the "Modern Chinese Dictionary".In the end, the thesis concludes that the6th edition of the "Modern Chinese Dictionary"has made great achievements on revision of the guide word.Revision effectively regulate theuse of commentaries on the guide word and perfect the dictionary definition of style.