[Corpora-List] Bilingual Lexicography and Parallel Corpora

From: Amy Neale (a.neale@itri.brighton.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Mar 26 2003 - 16:48:51 MET

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    Bilingual dictionaries and Parallel Corpora

    29 April - 2 May 2003
    ITRI, University of Brighton, East Sussex, UK

    A four-day intensive course that offers professional lexicographers a
    unique opportunity to consolidate their practical skills, while also
    developing their understanding of the current theoretical issues.

    Who is this course designed for?

    The course is aimed especially at people with a background in
    dictionary-editing, whether monolingual or bilingual, and their
    managers. It has also much to offer linguists / researchers working on
    computer lexicons.
     
    Recognising that professional lexicographers have little time in their
    busy schedules for in-service training or background reading, one of
    the goals of the course is to offer a rapid 'skills upgrade' in an
    intensive programme of seminars and hands-on practical work.

    What does the course cover?

     The following topics will be treated in depth:

        * bilingual dictionaries (types, functions, direction, source &
          target languages etc.)
        * steps in the production of a bilingual dictionary entry
        * the organization and structure of a bilingual dictionary
        * data analysis in source and target languages, including the frame
          semantics approach
        * bilingual equivalence: context-sensitive vs. context-free (or
          'lexicographic')
        * handling various types of equivalence in the bilingual dictionary
        * a new approach to bilingual equivalence mapping
        * giving guidance to the source-language-speaking dictionary user
        * parallel corpora: what they are and how they can contribute to
          bilingual lexicography
        * the workings of a machine-translation system: a hands-on tutorial.

    How is the course structured?

    The programme alternates between seminars and practical work at the
    computer, with each delegate having access to her/his own machine.

    Key lexicographic issues will first be discussed in detail, and then
    further explored through practical exercises in data analysis and entry
    building.

    Where and when does the course take place?

    Bilingual dictionaries and Parallel Corpora will run from 28 April - 1
    May 2003 at the Information Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in the
    University of Brighton, East Sussex, U.K. ITRI is an
    internationally-known centre of excellence in the field of language
    engineering.

    Brighton is a lively, cosmopolitan city on England's south coast, one
    hour from London by train, and 30 minutes from London Gatwick Airport.

    How much does it cost?

    The full fee for this course is £822.50 for the first delegate. Second
    and subsequent delegates from the same institution qualify for a reduced
    rate of £646.25, and the rate for full time students is £528.75 (All
    prices include VAT).

    Who are the course tutors?

    Sue Atkins has been a General Editor of the first Collins-Robert series
    of English-French dictionaries, and the Collins Editor for the planning
    stage of
    Cobuild, and later Lexicographic Advisor to Oxford University Press. She
    has trained professional lexicographers in Oxford University Press and
    Collins-Cobuild Dictionary Unit, and taught lexicography in many
    academic environments. In 2000, Sue was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by
    the University of Brighton for services to lexicography, national and
    international.

    Raphael Salkie is Professor of Language Studies at the University of
    Brighton. He has published widely in linguistics and translation. He
    is an expert on the use of parallel corpora in teaching and research,
    and runs the INTERSECT project at the University of Brighton.

    Two guest speakers are also scheduled.

    Further information and Enrolment
    Please visit the short course web site at:
    www.itri.bton.ac.uk/courses/CPDLex/modules/LCM02.html
    Or contact Tel: (44) 1273 642501 e-mail: itel@brighton.ac.uk

    Please return completed enrolment forms either by fax to (44) 1273
    643976 or by post to ITEL (Lexical Computing Short Courses), University
    of Brighton, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK



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