Antoni M. Alcover and Ildefons Rul·lan: two views about theoretical lexicography at the beginning of 20th century in Mallorca

Abstract

[eng] This paper studies the concept ion of lexicography in Ildefons Rul·lan' work (Palma 1856 - 1911) and compares it with the one that appears in three lexicographic works by Antoni M. Alcover: the Mostra de Diccionari mallorquí (1882), the Lletra de convit (1901 ) and the Diccionari català - valencià - balear (1930). Several views about lexicography, etymology and the role of proverbs in a dictionary are show n . Finally the thesis about the existence of a Majorcan (linguistic) school around the members of the journal L 'Ignorancia, particularly Tomàs Forteza, is evaluated. Rul·lan and Alcover are part of this school.