A RESEARCH OF SEE ALSO REFERENCE IN THE TERMINOLOGICAL DICTIONARY - USING SEMANTIC RELATIONS BETWEEN ENTRIES

The purpose of this study is to clarify the nature and functions of 's ee also' references in the terminological dictionary. In order to acco mplish the purpose, we surveyed 'see also' references in three termino logical dictionaries, using semantic relations between referring entri es and referred entries as a key. As a result, we could clarify the fo llowing points: (1) major types of semantic relations between referrin g and referred entries and their quantitative tendencies, (2) correlat ions between general nature of dictionaries and overall tendencies of 'see also' references, (3) some tendencies concerning the directions o f references under some semantic relations, and (4) correlations betwe en the nature of dictionaries and the directions of 'see also' referen ces.