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An Investigation of Corpus Contributions to Lexicographic Challenges over the Past Ten Years.
| Title: | An Investigation of Corpus Contributions to Lexicographic Challenges over the Past Ten Years. |
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| Authors: | Abdelzaher, Esra M. |
| Source: | Lexikos; 2022, Vol. 32, p162-179, 18p |
| Subject Terms: | CORPORA, LEXICOGRAPHY, ENCYCLOPEDIAS & dictionaries, KEYWORDS, DATA extraction |
| Alternate Title: | Opsomming: 'n Ondersoek na die bydrae wat korpusse oor die afgelope tien jaar tot leksikografiese uitdagings gemaak het. (Afrikaans) |
| Abstract (English): | This study explores the role of corpus linguistics in addressing lexicographic challenges over the past ten years. It examines 25 studies published from 2012 to 2021 that employed corpus solutions to solve lexicographic problems. Challenging tasks are either relevant to the macrostructure or the microstructure of dictionaries. In the past decade, lexicographers made extensive use of corpus tools to create dictionaries and improve existing ones. This effort included compiling general and specialized headword lists, identifying idiom variations, detecting collocational patterns, identifying and ordering words senses and differentiating polysemous words and near-synonyms. Frequency, keyword extraction, and word sketches are among the most effective aids for lexicographers. According to the investigated studies, almost all dictionaries may benefit from corpus tools at the macro and microstructure levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Afrikaans): | Hierdie studie ondersoek die rol van die korpuslinguistiek in die benadering tot leksikografiese uitdagings oor die afgelope tien jaar. Dit ondersoek 25 studies wat vanaf 2012 tot 2021 gepubliseer is. Uitdagende take is óf relevant tot die makrostruktuur óf tot die mikrostruktuur van woordeboeke. In die afgelope dekade het leksikograwe uitgebreid gebruik gemaak van korpusgereedskap om woordeboeke te skep en bestaandes te verbeter. Dit het die samestelling van algemene en gespesialiseerde lemmalyste, die identifisering van idioomvariasies, die bepaling van kollokasionele patrone, die identifisering en ordening van woordbetekenisse en die onderskeiding van polisemiese woorde en ampersinomieme ingesluit. Frekwensie, sleutelwoordonttrekking en woordbeskrywings is van die mees effektiewe hulpmiddels vir leksikograwe. Volgens die studies wat ondersoek is, kan byna alle woordeboeke baat by korpusgereedskap op makro-sowel as mikrostruktuurvlakke. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 16844904 |
| DOI: | 10.5788/32-1-1714 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |
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