Headword
Headword
The Headword (pronunciation: /ˈhɛdˌwɝːd/), also known as lemma or citation form, is a term used in lexicography and linguistics to refer to the word under which a set of related dictionary or encyclopedia entries appear.
Etymology
The term "headword" is derived from the notion that it 'heads' or leads the related entries or definitions. It is a direct translation of the French term mot-tête, used in lexicography to denote the same concept.
Usage
In a dictionary, the headword is the word being defined or explained, and it is typically printed in bold or italic type to set it apart from the rest of the text. In an encyclopedia, the headword is the subject of the article.
In computational linguistics, a headword is the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.
Related Terms
- Entry word: The word that is explained or defined in a dictionary or encyclopedia entry. It is synonymous with headword in many contexts.
- Keyword: A word that serves as a key to a code or cipher, or a word that is of great importance or significance.
- Lemma: In linguistics, a lemma is the canonical form of a set of words. In lexicography, it is synonymous with headword.
- Lexeme: The abstract unit of morphological analysis in linguistics, that roughly corresponds to a set of forms taken by a single word.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Headword
- Wikipedia's article - Headword
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