230523 How to Make a Dictionary (S) (WiSe 2006/2007)

Goals:
The goal of the class is to promote the understanding of how dictionaries are constructed, what kinds of dictionaries there are, what information dictionaries contain, and what evidence about the language dictionaries are based on.
Addressees:

1. B.A. students in semesters 1-3.
2. ERASMUS students with an interest in lexicography.

In order to get the full qualification of 3 credit points, the following is expected of all participants:

1. Regular attendance.
2. Production of a "Learner Diary" or "Portfolio" as follows:

• The portfolio will contain summaries of class materials, answers to exercises, illustrations and examples of relevant points, and a glossary of technical terms and definitions. Each participant must place the portfolio on his/her web site. If the participant does not yet have a web site, a web site must be created.
• The main reason for putting portfolios on a web site is to permit efficient checking and feedback by me.
• The portfolio must be formatted according to professional criteria using OpenOffice, MS-Word, or a similar word processor.
• The portfolio will be graded.

3. Successful end of term test performance.

General description
The class introduces a systematic approach to lexicography, and covers word forms, word meanings (lexical semantics), inflectional morphology, word formation (derivational and compositional morphology), and practical dictionary construction on the basis of text corpus analysis.
Programme:

The programme for both HTMD classes this term is tabled below. For background information, consult the basic course materials from the previous term, which are valid for all HTMD courses (ignore the semester-specific information in these materials).

You will find background reading information in the basic reading and reference list.

Further information at

External comments page

http://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/~gibbon/Classes/Classes2006WS/HTMD/