[Corpora-List] legal terminology and indigenous languages: clarification

[Mamari Stephens]

Greetings again...

In my haste to get a message out I realised that I had been a little less than clear in my original request (see below)!   I am looking to design a corpus of (mainly written) texts from which to extract legal terminology from the most frequent content words.  The ultimate aim would be to create a legal dictionary of Maori legal terms, but the design of the corpus is the critical first step.  I have been looking at some of the diachronic corpora (eg the corpus of historical Welsh) but any nore ideas or observations by others on how they might have designed their corpus would be most useful. I am interested in hearing what pitfalls people have faced in designing such corpora, and what specific issues have been faced when dealing with a language struggling to survive the experience of colonisation.

Thanks very much indeed

Nga mihi

Mamari




Mamari Stephens
Lecturer 
Te Kura Tatai Ture
Faculty of Law
Victoria of University



-----Original Message-----
From: Mamari Stephens
Sent: Sat 19/01/2008 03:25 PM
To: corpora at uib.no
Subject: legal terminology and indigenous languages 
 
 
Dear members

I am commencing a corpus in legal terms in the Maori language denoting Wester legal concepts.  I am looking for further ideas on how best to design such a corpus.  Would anyone be aware of any other recent corpora of legal terminology, or of any corpora in an indigenous language of vocabulary describing concepts not indigenous to that language.  I am particularly interested in looking at diachronic change issues.  I am very new to the field and would be most grateful for any information.

Thanks very much

Mamari Stephens
Lecturer 
Te Kura Tatai Ture
Faculty of Law
Victoria of University





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