Words indicating color, smell and taste in the Vietnamese dictionary from lexicographic theory

Abstract

The research on the vocabulary related to the senses has received much attention from linguists, but most of them focus on lexical theory, grammar, stylistics, comparative languages, and cognitive orientation. Approaching the class of sensory vocabulary in the direction of lexicography has not yet been given due attention. The article will research the class of words perceived by the senses in the Vietnamese Dictionary from the lexicographic theory in order to evaluate the practice of compilation, point out the advantages and disadvantages, and make suggestions on the macro and micro structures related to this group of words in the Vietnamese Dictionary.