Lexicom 2011

Workshop in Lexicography and Lexical Computing
St Petersburg, Russia
June 14th-18th 2011

Lexical Computing Ltd., St. Petersburg State University and ABBYY software

Lexicom is a five-day intensive workshop in lexicography and lexical computing created by the Lexicography MasterClass. You will learn how to create dictionaries and other lexical resources, from the preparation of corpora to the writing of entries. Seminars on theoretical issues alternate with practical sessions at the computer, working in small groups and individually. This is the workshop's eleventh year and we now have three hundred graduates, from all parts of the world: reviews of previous events can be found here.

It will be led by Adam Kilgarriff, Simon Krek, Jan Pomikalek, Anna Rylova and Liz Walter.

Workshop programme

Registration form

Topics

For part of the week we shall be in two streams, one for lexicography and the other for lexical computing.

Draft programme available here.

Who the course is for

The workshop is suitable for people with a background in one or more of the following:

Venue, Travel, Accommodation

For travel details see hotels in St.Petersburg or Visit St. Petersburg.

Budget accommodation: Hotel Nauka near the Hermitage.

Getting to the LEXICOM venue

Philological Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 11, St.Petersburg - see map.

Fees and registration

A further 50% discount is applicable to all rates to people living in any of the countries listed here

The Workshop fee covers:

Tuition One copy of Lexicom 2011 course handbook One year's free subscription to the Sketch Engine one year's free subscription to the ABBYY Lingvo Content dictionary writing system and Lingvo.Pro linguistic portal Teas and Coffees Lunches the Course Dinner The fee does not include accommodation.

Registration form

Further information