Admission requirements
Not applicable
Description
In this course, students are introduced to the field of lexicography with a focus on computational and corpus linguistic aspects in lexicography. Lexicography is concerned with the theory and practice of compiling dictionaries.
We will discuss various computational tools lexicographers use whilst making a dictionary, including the Corpus Query System for analysis and the Dictionary Writing System for synthesis.
This course also teaches students about theoretical and practical issues involved in compiling complex data sets for lexicographic purposes. Students will learn about corpus design and annotation. They will learn how to manipulate text using regular expressions and will gain basic knowledge of database technology for lexicography.
We will couple the theory with practical activities such as compiling a corpus and preparing it for lexicographic use and using lexicographic tools to create a sample dictionary.
Course objectives
By the end of the programme, students will have acquired knowledge on the following notions and subjects:
Computational lexicography
Corpus linguistics
History of corpus linguistics
Corpus design Size, sampling, text type, genre, XML/TEI encoding, metadata
Corpus analysis and annotation POS-tagging, tokenisation, lemmatisation, parsing, frequency lists
Corpus Query Systems Concordance, collocations, word sketches
Databases
Database structure for lexicography
Dictionary Writing Sytems
Dictionary use
Log files
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Lecture (in case of four or more students)
Research (in case of less than four students)
Assessment method
The course is assessed by means of a final paper plus an evaluation of the practical work throughout term.
Resit
Students who fail the course may resit the final paper.
Weighing
The final mark is based on the grade for the final paper plus the additional requirement that the practical assignments throughout the term are completed with a sufficient result. Weighting is as follows: paper 90%; practical assignments throughout the term 10%.
Exam review
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Text book:
Atkins and Rundell (2008) The Oxford Guide to Practical Lexicography. Oxford University Press. 540 pages. ISBN 978-0-19-927770-4 (Available in the library)
Additional literature will be assigned during the course thru Brightspace
Registration
Enrolment through My Studymap is mandatory
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar
For questions related to the content of the course, please contact the lecturer, you can find their contact information by clicking on their name in the sidebar.
For questions regarding enrollment please contact the Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats E-mail address Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats: osz-oa-reuvensplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl
For questions regarding your studyprogress contact the Coordinator of Studies
Remarks
not applicable