Hver er kjarni orðaforðans?

Abstract

The topic of this paper is the criteria and methods for the selection of vocabulary in bilingual dictionaries, specifically dictionaries with Icelandic as the source language. The pros and cons of various sources of the vocabulary are considered, such as cita- tion collections, frequency studies, and computerized corpora. The paper includes a short description of the methods used in bilingual Icelandic dictionaries to date, and presents a view of future possibilities, taking into account the new media for diction- aries, i.e. the Internet.