Dictionary Digitization as a Lexicographic Challenge. Technical Terms in the Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis Polonorum

This paper presents the brief report of the feasibility of automatic term extraction from the Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitiatis Polonorum. Firstly, the representation of technical terms in the printed version of the LMILP is scrutinized. Next, the analysis of the preconceptions about the medieval terminological system inherent in the LMILP is provided. In the conclusions, the main problems of automatic term extraction from print dictionaries are demonstrated.