Lexicographic database as a tool for studying the semantics of ukrainian adjectives

The article describes a lexicographic database developed as a tool for studying the semantics of Ukrainian adjectives. One of the topical issues of computer lexicography is raised – the principles of procedural multi-parameter description of word semantics with non-explicit representation of lexical meaning in an electronic dictionary. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the possibility and feasibility of using a lexicographic database for a multivariate description of the semantics of Ukrainian adjectives in an electronic dictionary by many parameters. The study was conducted on the basis of the electronic form of the explanatory Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language in 20 volumes, which is represented by computer technology in the form of a virtual lexicographic laboratory «Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language». Research methods: lexicographic analysis, descriptive analysis, theory of semantic states. Using the virtual lexicographic laboratory «Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language», the author identifies different ways of interpreting adjectives in the dictionary and analyzes the structure of the lexical meaning of relative adjectives in terms of explicit presentation of information in electronic dictionaries. It is noted that it is advisable to carry out analysis on large arrays of lexicographic material in many parameters using computer methods by building special lexicographic databases. The article describes the lexicographic database developed for the study of adjectival semantics on the basis of the electronic form of the Explanatory Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language in 20 volumes. The database also serves as a tool for other research, which is carried out using both traditional research methods and computer technology. By each of the parameters from the database, or by a combination of them, you can generate queries to conduct a specific study.