The Structure of the Organizational Construction for the Presentation of Linguistic Terms in the "Almu’jam Alwasit"

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https://doi.org/10.35516/Hum.2026.10383

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Lexicon, Structure of construction, Organizational structure, Phraseological construction, Artistic construction, Conceptual construction.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify theoretical framework that governs the methods of presenting and defining linguistic terms, by applying it to “Almu’jam Alwasit," one of the modern non-specialized dictionaries with  was compliled collectivel. The study also aimed to verifying the extent to which “Almu’jam Alwasit" follows controlling rules for presenting linguistic terms, and revealing the extent to which it comprehends the organizational approach in the lexical industry, leading to its activation and approval.

Methods:The research followed the inductive and analytical approach. The analysis was based on pivotal points  which construct  the pillars of lexical work, namely: the technical, phraseological construction, organizational, and the conceptual structure.

Results: The  study results lead to the   identification of criteria for  linguistic terms in dictionaries, and the drawing of a special structural structure that organizes the process of lexical composition. The axes of organizational construction  were structured in successive consecutive stages: good composition, tightness of alignment, logical classification, sobriety of Inflection, accuracy of definition and capacity of description.

Conclusions: This research delves into the world of lexicons to monitor the semantic features and structural pillars surrounding them. Because the desired and ultimate goal of lexicographical work is to present the precise term and the deep concept in a systematic manner, the idea of ​​the research came to reveal the structure of the organizational construction for presenting the linguistic term in non-specialized dictionaries, by examining the methodologies of its arrangement and the mechanisms of introducing it to benefit the researcher and specialist in language sciences and literature.

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2026-09-01

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Arabic Language and Literature

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Aldaihani, A. S. (2026). The Structure of the Organizational Construction for the Presentation of Linguistic Terms in the "Almu’jam Alwasit": -. Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 53(12), 10383. https://doi.org/10.35516/Hum.2026.10383