LIN2690

Lexicography and corpus linguistics

Proposed to be offered next in 2000

Peter Paul

8 points - 3 hours per week - First semester - Clayton

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject students should have a good understanding of the practical and theoretical aspects involved in the recording of language, especially as they emerge in the interpretation of language corpora and in its compilation into dictionaries.

Synopsis This subject, which will be project-based, will critically survey, and attempt to apply, frameworks proposed in the current literature relevant to a subfield of linguistics suitable for computational treatment, that of modern lexicography and of corpus linguistics. The subject will draw on insights from linguistics, computer science and cognitive science.

Assessment Written assignments (4000 words): 90% - Practical exercises and class participation: 10%

Prescribed texts

A reading list will be made available from the Linguistics department.

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