[Lexicog] Lexicography Training in NYC

[samnitebc]

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 at 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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