Language Compatibility of Definitions and Understanding of Philosophical Terms in the General Dictionary. Pocket Dictionary of Short Explanations of Philosophical Terms

Interpretation of philosophical terminology in a dictionary (of general languago is exposed to ambiguities and to inexact semantic determination, primarily due to the vast and usually abstract semantic field of the term. Comprehension is basically a dialogue structured process; thus its accurate determination needs some preliminary language research. Basic questions in the text concern linguistic usage, translation problems, foreign words, semantic changes and other linguistic influences on comprehension. The problem of dictionary structured definition of philosophical terms shows deficiency of a systematic defining of concepts for exhaustive and precise comprehension. With regard to limited space, dictionary entries don't include much context, which exposes the importance of etymological insight into the word. This insight opens a cultural-historical horizon and represents an extended semantic field in a rigid dictionary structure.