Sources and definitions in the judeo-spanish lexical card index of Cynthia M. Crews

Abstract

This research aims the study and analysis of the lexical card index in Judeo-Spanish language of the British researcher Cynthia M. Crews, in order to examine the documentary sources which formed it, and to determine the criteria of definition and lexicographical presentation that the researcher implement in the card index, as well as to specify the influence exercised by some of these sources consulted when establishing these criteria. Therefore, this paper consists of the following parts: (I) a first section or introduction, where the figure of Cynthia Crews, the author of the lexical card index, is introduced; (II) a second section, in which the configuration of the Judeo-Spanish index is detailed; (III) a third one, where its sources are specified; (IV) the fourth section analyses of the definition’s types and the mechanisms for presenting the information; and, finally, (V) the conclusions.

Keywords

• judeoespañol, lexicografía, definiciones, macroestructura, microestructura