Middlebury

SPAN 6629

Lexicography Royal Academy

Lexicography and the Structure of the Dictionary

This course centers on what are the central, theoretical and practical aspects of the lexicographical work in producing a dictionary of the Spanish language. The course puts special emphasis on a contrastive dictionary of American Spanish. It also tackles theoretical-practical questions that are essential in the making of a dictionary; for example, which is the determination of the word unit, what is the relation between the grammar and the lexicon-dictionary of a language, or what is the impact of the processes of linguistic change in the structure of a dictionary, this is, the processes of lexicalization. At the end of the course the student will be able: a) to prepare a lexicographical entry, indicating the grammatical and sociolinguistic status of the term or locution in question, and to write a definition; b) to know the relation between grammar and dictionary; c) to understand the different types of lexicalization; d) to know the difference between the different types of dictionaries, especially between contrastive and non-contrastive. (1 unit)

Required texts: L.F. Lara, De la definición lexicográfica (Mexico: El Colegio de México, 2004); M.A. Medina Guerra, Lexicografía española (Barcelona: Ariel, 2003).
Subject:
Spanish
Department:
Spanish (& Portuguese UG)
Division:
Language School
Requirements Fulfilled:
Linguistics

Sections in Summer 2009, LS 6 Week Session

Summer 2009, LS 6 Week Session

SPAN6629A-L09 Lecture (Company)