Slipping Through the Cracks in e-Lexicography
Rees, Geraint and Frankenberg-Garcia, Ana (2020) Slipping Through the Cracks in e-Lexicography International Journal of Lexicography.
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Abstract
Despite the remarkable advances made in recent years to facilitate the lexicographer’s work of interpreting and synthesizing the complexity of language uncovered by corpora, an uncritical use of cutting-edge corpus tools and resources can instill a false sense of assurance. In this paper, authentic examples pertaining to wordlist use, collocation research and example selection that arose when compiling a real-world lexical database are discussed through the lens of problems that can easily slip through the cracks in e-lexicography. In doing so, we emphasize the importance of solid training and sound lexicographic judgment when using corpora, corpus tools and corpus-derived resources, and provide an opportunity to reflect on how e-lexicography can be further refined in the future.
Item Type: | Article | |||||||||
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Divisions : | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > School of Literature and Languages | |||||||||
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Date : | 11 August 2020 | |||||||||
Funders : | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) | |||||||||
Copyright Disclaimer : | Copyright 2020 Oxford University Press | |||||||||
Uncontrolled Keywords : | E-lexicography; Wordlists; Collocation; Corpus examples; Academic writing; English; Writing assistant | |||||||||
Depositing User : | Diane Maxfield | |||||||||
Date Deposited : | 01 Oct 2020 13:18 | |||||||||
Last Modified : | 01 Oct 2020 13:18 | |||||||||
URI: | http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/858611 |
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