%0 Journal Article
%T Canonical Forms in Arabic: Bilingual Lexicographic Implementations
%A Reem Maghrabi
%J Open Journal of Modern Linguistics
%P 56-67
%@ 2164-2834
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojml.2022.121006
%X This paper examines the canonical structure of paradigms in Arabic in relation to lexicography. It explores the translational equivalence theory to represent variations of the sub-categories of paradigms applied by Zgusta¡¯s (1971) as far as form, lexical meaning, and composition are concerned. The exploration of peculiarity in paradegmatic formal and functional representations could be a guiding principle for the construction of forms of Arabic paradigms by lexicographers. In most languages, the canonical forms are fixed by tradition. However, bilingual paradigmatic variation studies could help lexicographers, teachers and learners of ESL and ASL identify differences of meaning in contexts.
%K Canonical Form
%K Paradigm
%K Derivation
%K Composition
%K Bilingual Lexicography
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=115128