Lexicography
Lexicological research and producing Dictionaries
Felix Rau University of Cologne
Day 3
- Purpose of dictionaries
- Types of dictionaries
- Collecting data for dictionaries
- Structure of dictionaries
- Tools for producing dictionaries
Microstructure
Structure of entries
Parts of an entry
- form: orthography, pronunciation, stress, hyphenation
- grammatical information: (part of speech, grammatical sub-categorisation, etc.)
- definitions (or translations)
- etymology
- examples
- usage information
- cross-references to other entries
- notes
- sub-entries for related words
Form
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| orthographic | pronunciation |
| pronunciation | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ or prə-nŭn'-sē-ā′-shən |
| stress | pronunciˈation |
| syllabification | pro|nun|ci|a|tion |
| hyphenation | pro‧nun‧ci‧a‧tion |
What is the best morphological form for your language?
| Language | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | escribir | infinitive |
| Latin | scrībō | 1.Pers.Sg.Ind.Pres. |
| English | write | stem(?) |
| Basque | ikusi | past participle |
| Sanskrit | kṛ | root |
Grammatical information
- part of speech
- subcategories
Usage
- geographic area
- temporal, historical era (archaic, old, etc.)
- domain or subject matter (e.g. scientific, literary etc.)
- register
- style (figurative, literal, etc.)
Senses
- etymology
- examples
- usage information
- cross-references to other entries
- notes
- sub-entries for related words
Tools for Lexicography
- Lexique Pro
- FLEX
- TLex
Formats
- MDF (Lexique Pro)
- LIFT (FLEX)
- TEI (no tool)
- idiosyncratic XML
Lexique Pro
- obsolete
- well documented
- bad data format
- works for simple dictionaries
- free download
FLEX
- new
- less well documented
- good data format
- free download
Tlex
- professional software
- well tested
- data format?
- not free 150€ (ca. 2500 Pesos)
TEI and other XML
- powerful
- well tested
- no ready-made tools
Presentation tools
Ma dictionary app
¡Gracias!
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