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RÉSEAU SÉMANTIQUE ET APPROCHE COMPONENTIELLE DES BASES DE DONNÉES LEXICALES MULTILINGUES
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The author posits that a componential approach seems, at the moment, more appropriate in specialized lexicography or in terminography than in general lexicography. Although the use of lattices has its merits, the author observes that trees appear to be more effective to find an equivalent in case of lexical gaps.