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Boerger, Brenda H.; Stutzman, Verna – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2018
In this paper we describe single-event Rapid Word Collection (RWC) workshop results in 12 languages, and compare these results to fieldwork lexicons collected by other means. We show that this methodology of collecting words by semantic domain by community engagement leads to obtaining more words in less time than conventional collection methods.…
Descriptors: Workshops, Language Maintenance, Language Research, Contrastive Linguistics
Rudolph, Michael Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2014
"Reclaiming Ga?" is a curious title for readers oblivious to the fact that the meaning of "?a?" has been lost. Indeed, "?a?" is but one of several linguistic signals of Koine Greek that allude the grasp of the modern scholar. This has created an environment within NT studies described here as conjunctive…
Descriptors: Greek, Semantics, Grammar, Definitions
Stubbs, Michael – Applied Linguistics, 2009
John McHardy Sinclair has made major contributions to applied linguistics in three related areas: language in education, discourse analysis, and corpus-assisted lexicography. This article discusses the far-reaching implications for language description of this third area. The corpus-assisted search methodology provides empirical evidence for an…
Descriptors: Semantics, Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Lexicography

Feldman, David M. – Hispania, 1974
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Language Research, Lexicography
Kerpan, Nada – Meta, 1975
Terminology has been existing as an autonomous activity for only fifteen In private industry more than in the public sector, it has been diff years. icult to have the importance of a terminology acknowledged. The relation of terminology to translation is discussed, as well as the task of the terminologist. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Dictionaries, Language Research

Cadiot, Pierre – Journal of French Language Studies, 1994
It is argued that dictionary definitions of objects are enhanced by addition of usage information, sometimes idiomatic and sometimes indicating specific functions of the object. This lexical semantic approach is illustrated primarily with the example of the French word "boite." (MSE)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, French, Language Patterns

Zgusta, Ladislav – 1975
There are various types of dictionaries, depending on the goals for which a dictionary is compiled. The main intention of a bilingual dictionary is to indicate the semantic equivalence of the lexical items of two languages. Bilingual dictionaries are used primarily for two purposes: a speaker of the target language uses the dictionary in order to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dictionaries, Generative Grammar, Language Research

Bailey, Richard W.; Robinson, Jay L. – Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik, 1973
Expanded version of a paper presented to the section on Computer Research in Language and Literature of the Midwest Modern Language Association, October 24, 1969. Article is part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Dictionaries, Input Output
Klappenbach, Ruth – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1971
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, German, Grammar

Wolff, John U. – Language, 1997
Notes that the "Comparative Austronesian Dictionary" (CAD) is one of a series of comparative dictionaries planned to cover the major world language families. The CAD provides detailed information on 80 languages and additional data on the history of the Austronesian (AN) languages. Adds that the CAD gives reliable citations in a broad…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Dictionaries, Language Research
Friend, Joseph H. – 1967
This study is a critical, analytic, and historical survey of the development of the American English dictionary from its beginning in 1798 until the publication of the Webster-Mahn dictionary in 1864. The survey is divided historically into three sections: (1) the British influence upon early American dictionaries, pre-Websterian American…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Etymology, Language, Language Research

Maiguashca, Raffaella Uslenghi – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
In a review of two decades of vocabulary research, it is noted that vocabulary has moved from "poor relation" to "guest of honor" status in language teaching. Research areas include specialized bibliographies, vocabulary acquisition, vocabulary teaching, course materials, and lexicography. Future research directions are suggested, including…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Acquisition
Njock, Pierre Emmanuel – 1973
The role of lexicometry is to furnish statistical data on all measurable aspects of vocabulary. This study presents an inventory of works on the choice of elements of the German language and outlines the methods of compiling vocabulary with specific reference to the method of choosing words useful for the teaching of a language. It also attempts…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Dictionaries, German, Language Instruction
Dillard, J. L. – 1977
The purpose of this volume is to demonstrate that the fields of linguistics, dialectology, language education, and early reading would be well served by a word book of the Black English vernacular. Chapters are devoted to discussion of the social significance of a lexicon of Black English vernacular, the terminology of sex and lovemaking, religion…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Patterns, Language Research
Rey, Alain – 1970
This second volume in a series of French publications of specialized, introductory books on the study of linguistics presents a structured, panoramic view of the study of lexicology dating from the writings of Panini (4 B.C.) through recent linguistic developments. The selected readings, covering five major areas of concern, concentrate on: (1)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Componential Analysis, Cultural Influences, Diachronic Linguistics
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