Slipping through the cracks of e-lexicography: lessons from ColloCaid

Geraint Rees; Ana Frankenberg-Garcia; Robert Lew; Jonathan C. Roberts; Nirwan Sharma; Peter Butcher

Abstract

Thanks to the corpus revolution which underpins e-lexicography, headword lists
and defining vocabularies can now be adjusted to better reflect current language use. Definitions can be enhanced with information that goes beyond introspection alone. Syntactic patterning, lexical collocations and phraseology in general can now be given much more comprehensive coverage dictionary examples can be more easily found. Yet despite these unparalleled and undeniable advantages, there are elements of word usage that appear to be slipping through the cracks of corpus analyses and corpus-based lexicographic resources. Issues encountered during the development of the ColloCaid project, particularly its base word list, provide examples of such slips and a valuable opportunity to reflect on why they come about and how they might be addressed in future e-lexicography projects.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Oct 2019
Event	Electronic lexicography in the 21st century (eLex 2019): Smart Lexicography - Sintra, Portugal Duration: 1 Oct 2019 → 3 Oct 2019 https://elex.link/elex2019/

Conference

Conference	Electronic lexicography in the 21st century (eLex 2019)
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Sintra
Period	1/10/19 → 3/10/19
Internet address	https://elex.link/elex2019/

Keywords

Lexicographic information
visualisation
human computer interaction

Access to Document

eLex2019 - CracksAbstractGPRDraftSubmitted manuscript, 167 KBLicence: CC BY-SA

https://elex.link/elex2019/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/eLex_2019-Book_of_abstracts.pdf#page=35Licence: CC BY-SA

1 Finished

Collocaid: combining learner needs, lexicographic data, text editors
Roberts, J. (PI)
8/05/17 → 12/04/21
Project: Research

4 Abstract
4 Paper
2 Article
1 Conference contribution

Less is more: Focused Design and Problem Framing in Visualisation – Developing the ColloCaid Collocation Editor
Roberts, J. C., Butcher, P., Rees, G., Lew, R., Sharma, N. & Frankenberg-Garcia, A., Sept 2023. 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Open Access
File
Visualising collocation for close writing
Roberts, J. C., Butcher, P., Lew, R., Rees, G., Sharma, N. & Frankenberg-Garcia, A., 27 May 2020, Visualising Collocation for Close Writing. Kerren, A., Garth, C. & Marai, E. G. (eds.). The Eurographics Association
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Open Access
Co-creating an online learning environment to support academic writing: Lessons learnt in an interdisciplinary setting
Sharma, N., Rees, G., Butcher, P., Lew, R., Frankenberg-Garcia, A. & Roberts, J. C., 20 Oct 2019. 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Open Access
File

ColloCaid Sample Data
Frankenberg-Garcia, A. (Creator), Rees, G. (Creator), Lew, R. (Creator), Roberts, J. (Other) & Butcher, P. (Other), Figshare, 31 Oct 0002
https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/ColloCaid_Sample_Data/13028207
Dataset

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Slipping through the cracks of e-lexicography: lessons from ColloCaid

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Conference

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Collocaid: combining learner needs, lexicographic data, text editors

Research output

Less is more: Focused Design and Problem Framing in Visualisation – Developing the ColloCaid Collocation Editor

Visualising collocation for close writing

Co-creating an online learning environment to support academic writing: Lessons learnt in an interdisciplinary setting

Datasets

ColloCaid Sample Data

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