Linguistics ,  Lexicology and Lexicography
L630 ,  26318 ,  Dr. Kevin Rottet
Also meets with F677

This course will deal with major topics in the fields of lexicology
and lexicography, including the following: the identification and
classification of words; semantic relations; problems of synonymy
and polysemy, metonymy and metaphor; the history of lexicography;
etymology, with stress on structural etymology; bilingual
lexicography; gathering data for dictionary compilation; the
dictionary definition; sociolinguistic and language planning issues
in lexical development; purism and normative institutions. Along the
way we will have hands-on experience in the use of computer
technology for various lexicological and lexicographic tasks, such
as the compilation of databases and corpora, the preparation of
concordances, and automatic text analysis.

Pre-requisites:
Introductory course in general linguistics
Basic Textbook: Sydney Landau, Dictionaries: the Art and Craft of
Lexicography.  Cambridge:  Cambridge University  Press. 1993.
Additonal readings in monographs and articles;  consultation of
various types of dictionaries.