[Lexicog] Lexicography Training in NYC

Joseph Farquharson jtfarquharson at YAHOO.CO.UK
Sat Mar 3 15:46:43 UTC 2007


 Hi:

why don't you post the definition of "condition" that you did on the list so tat everyone can critique. I think it will a good practical exercise in the art of defining that younger lexicographers like myself, and even older ones can benefit from.

Joseph

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            Thanks for your response, Erin. I do have Landau's book and it is a 

very good read. I like to go back to it now and again just for the 

pleasure it gives me in reading about lexicography in general.



By the way, would you or anyone else consider looking at a definition 

I came up with for the headword: Condition? The noun "condition" was 

one of the first words I attempted to save from the perpetual cycle 

of "circular definition hell." It took me a good three or so weeks to 

come up with a rough definition that didn't include "state," which is 

so common in many well-known dictionaries.



Thanks.



Enzo



--- In lexicographylist@ yahoogroups. com, Erin McKean <editor at ...> 

wrote:

>

> As far as I know there is no formal lexicographical training in 

NYC.

> (And if you haven't read Sidney Landau's book, Dictionaries: The 

Art and 

> Craft of Lexicography, that is the best place to start.)

> 

> There are scattered classes available elsewhere: I am teaching a 

class 

> at Northwestern University (in Evanston, IL) on dictionaries and 

> lexicography this spring. There are also the Lexicom workshops 

(the next 

> one is Brno, Czech Republic:     http://nlp.fi. muni.cz/

lexicom2007) , and 

> there are occasionally classes in Georgia at UGA, by Bill 

Kretzschmar.

> 

> There is also the Dictionary Society of North America, which is 

having 

> their biannual conference this year (June 12-16) at the University 

of 

> Chicago (dsna-chicago. blogspot. com). If you are interested in 

> dictionaries membership in the DSNA is a good idea, and very 

inexpensive 

> (especially for students).

> 

> If there was enough interest in a one- or two-day introductory 

> lexicography seminar in NYC I could probably put one together for 

the 

> late summer or early fall.

> 

> The main problem, of course, in training in lexicography is that 

there 

> are simply not very many jobs available, at least in the US!

> 

> Yours,

> 

> Erin McKean

> 

> Monica Ruck wrote:

> > 

> > 

> > Hi Enzo + LexicographyList,

> >  

> > I graduated in June with my Master of Library and Information 

Science 

> > and am looking to branch out into the linguistics field as well. 

My 

> > interests lean more towards computation linguistics with 

> > hopes of someday working with/on CYC, WordNet, or similar 

knowledge 

> > bases and ontologies. I've been looking locally (NYC) for MA 

programs, 

> > user groups, etc. Feel free to contact me directly regarding any 

local 

> > events.

> >  

> > Cheers!

> > - Monica

> > 

> > */samnitebc <samnitebc at . ..>/* wrote:

> > 

> >     Greetings!

> > 

> >     I'm a new member to this forum and wanted to say hello and 

ask for

> >     some advice.

> > 

> >     I attend college in the evenings and recently changes my 

major from

> >     English to Classical Stud ies for two reasons: First, I want 

to teach

> >     and I felt Classical Studies would give me the necessary 

background to

> >     become a well-rounded teacher. Second, taking the required 

Latin

> >     courses would make me a better amateur lexicographer. For 

me, the joy

> >     in lexicography is the defining. I derive a great deal of 

pleasure

> >     from this and it's a great way of focusing one's mind.

> > 

> >     I would've loved to have majored in this field but and 

would've signed

> >     up without a moment's hesitation. But, as I'm sure all of 

you are

> >     aware of, no college or school that I know of teaches 

lexicography.

> >     And the employment prospects are not the best--to put it 

mildly. So,

> >     with that said, where can I go to be instructed in the art of

> >     lexicography within the greater New York area?

> > 

> >     Are there clubs I can attend?

> > 

> >     Thanks in advance for all those who reply and have a good 

day.

> > 

> >     Enzo

> > 

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