Using Dictionaries in Translation (223 TRAJ)
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Using Dictionaries in Translation
Using Dictionaries in Translation
(223 TRAJ)
(223 TRAJ)
د. سلوى الحارثي
أستاذ مساعد في قسم اللغة الإنجليزية والترجمة، كلية اللغات والترجمة
Course Requirements
Course Requirements
-
Attend at least 75% of the lectures
-
Take notes
-
Study regularly; be ready to answer the instructor’s questions about
the previous lectures
-
Attend exams. Make-up exams are given only to students with
VALID medical reports
Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this course, students are expected to learn about different types of
general and specialized dictionaries; and to know how to locate key components of
word entries and use them in translation.
The course tackles grammatical, morphological, phonetic and semantic issues in
bilingual dictionaries.
Course Description
Course Description
The course acquaints the students with different types of
specialized and general dictionaries and the characteristics of each.
Students are trained to skillfully use the dictionary (such as
selecting the right type), and gaining speed in looking up words
.
After studying this course, the student is expected to be able to:
Use various types of dictionaries effectively
Overcome different issues while using dictionaries
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
Textbook adopted and supporting references
Textbook adopted and supporting references
Class Rules
Class Rules
Lexicography
Lexicography
Lexicon
has two different meanings:
1.
All the vocabulary of a language
2.
The dictionary
The English suffix -
graphy
means:
1.
"writing" or
2.
a "field of study"
Lexicography
is used in two different senses:
1.
Practical lexicography
is the art or craft of writing dictionaries.
2.
Theoretical lexicography
is the theory or scholarly discipline of analyzing and
describing dictionaries.
The term
lexicology
is variously used. Some use it as a synonym for
theoretical
lexicography
, others use it for a branch of linguistics pertaining to the treasure of words
in a particular language i.e. the study of forms, meanings and behaviors of words.
What is a “dictionary”?
What is a “dictionary”?
A dictionary is
:
a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their glyphs or a list of words
with corresponding words in other languages.
a reference book containing words, usually alphabetically arranged along with information
about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and meanings.
a reference book listing terms or names important to a particular subject along with a
discussion of their meanings. A sample sentence, pronunciation information, word
derivations, histories, or etymologies, illustrations, usage guidance are often included.
Example:
Example:
Character
Character
ك
ك
ك
ـك
ـكـ
كـ
Different glyphs
1.
Users – who will use the dictionary?
2.
Uses – what will the dictionary be used for?
Answers to these questions will inform design and publication decisions for dictionary
maker, e.g. monolingual vs. bilingual, encyclopedic vs. compact, symmetrical vs.
asymmetrical bilingual, general purpose vs. specialist etc.
Fundamental questions for lexicographers:
Fundamental questions for lexicographers:
The
The
structure of a dictionary:
structure of a dictionary:
1.
macrostructure
– overall structural organization of volume, typically:
front matter
, introduction, user guidelines; (
before the “A” letter)
body
– entries and definitions (plus often other stuff), typically organized alphabetically;
(from A-z)
end matter
– appendices and additional information, e.g. personal names, place names,
loan items etc.
(after the z)
*
The
The
structure of a dictionary:
structure of a dictionary:
2. microstructure –
internal structure of dictionary entry blocks, typically:
Headword
- the word you are looking up. It is always in bold type.
Entry
- the information on the word you are looking up.
Pronunciation
- tells you how to say the word. Found in (parentheses).
Stress
: stress is very important, because it is hard to understand a word pronounced with the wrong
stress.
Part of speech
- tells you how the word is used in a sentence (n=noun, v=verb, adj=adjective,
adv=adverb).
British and American vocabulary or pronunciation
: the British word (labelled BrE) and the American
(labelled NAmE or (US to distinguish between American and Canadian words).
Spelling
Semantic specification
Synonyms and opposites:
some dictionary entries also provide a list of
synonyms (syn), words with similar meanings; and opposite meanings
(opp).
Cross-references:
to related items:
some dictionary entries contain cross-references. Within the entry,
you will find the word see, compare, or var of that directs you to another dictionary entry which will
give you more information about the word you first looked up.
Collocations, co-occurrence strings:
certain words are typically used with other words. For example, we
say ‘ a tall tree’ but ‘a high mountain’. These words are called collocates.
Register:
the dictionary contains a number of labels which tell you about how formal a word is, and in
what situations you can use it. Here are some of these words:
technical informal disapproving ironic formal taboo
Usage with examples
Etymological:
this tells you the history of the word, and what language it came from.
What is the difference between a word and a lexeme:
“Chair, table, book and paper” are words
Lexeme
– is an abstract concept – it is the set of word forms that comprise a paradigm of related words forms, eg.
sing – sings – singing - sang – sung (cf. talk – talks – talking – talked – talked) – regular and irregular paradigms;
a lexeme can have many different forms.
wants, wanting and wanted are different forms of the same lexeme
“want”
1.
Orthographic word
– (relating to spelling) written word surrounded by spaces; but what about compounds,
hyphenated forms etc.
2.
Phonological word
– sequence of sounds that forms phonological unit (determined by rules of syllable structure,
stress, etc)
Nature of Headwords
Nature of Headwords
Dictionaries of alphabetic languages list words in alphabetical order.
With non-alphabetic languages, it may be different. The order in a dictionary with
ideographic entries i.e. graphic symbols that represent an idea rather than a group of
letters; such as Chinese character is often troublesome and controversial because each
character has different readings.
Entry order
Entry order
Activity
Activity
Choose a word to look up in the dictionary.
Write that word and dictionary entry on a piece of white paper.
Label the parts of the entry.
References
Oxford dictionary skills training programme:
https://static.cornelsen.de/bgd/97/83/06/09/47/89/8/9783060947898_x1SE_1C_Inhalt_g
esamt.pdf
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Using Dictionaries in Translation (223 TRAJ) .
Course Requirements - Attend at least 75% of the lectures - Take notes - Study regularly; be ready to answer the instructor s questions about the previous lectures - Attend exams. Make-up exams are given only to students with VALID medical reports
Objectives By the end of this course, students are expected to learn about different types of general and specialized dictionaries; and to know how to locate key components of word entries and use them in translation. The course tackles grammatical, morphological, phonetic and semantic issues in bilingual dictionaries.
Course Description The course acquaints the students with different types of specialized and general dictionaries and the characteristics of each. Students are trained to skillfully use the dictionary (such as selecting the right type), and gaining speed in looking up words.
Learning outcomes After studying this course, the student is expected to be able to: Use various types of dictionaries effectively Overcome different issues while using dictionaries
Textbook adopted and supporting references Title of the book Author's name Publisher's name Date of publication A Handbook of Lexicography: the Theory and Practice of Dictionary-Making Svenson Bo Cambridge University Press 2009
Lexicography Lexicon has two different meanings: 1. All the vocabulary of a language 2. The dictionary The English suffix - graphy means: 1. "writing" or 2. a "field of study"
Lexicography is used in two different senses: Practical lexicography is the art or craft of writing dictionaries. 1. Theoretical lexicography is the theory or scholarly discipline of analyzing and 2. describing dictionaries. The term lexicology is variously used. Some use it as a synonym for theoretical lexicography, others use it for a branch of linguistics pertaining to the treasure of words in a particular language i.e. the study of forms, meanings and behaviors of words.
What is a dictionary? A dictionary is: a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their glyphs or a list of words with corresponding words in other languages. a reference book containing words, usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and meanings. a reference book listing terms or names important to a particular subject along with a discussion of their meanings. A sample sentence, pronunciation information, word derivations, histories, or etymologies, illustrations, usage guidance are often included.
Example: Character Different glyphs
Fundamental questions for lexicographers: Users who will use the dictionary? Uses what will the dictionary be used for? 1. 2. Answers to these questions will inform design and publication decisions for dictionary maker, e.g. monolingual vs. bilingual, encyclopedic vs. compact, symmetrical vs. asymmetrical bilingual, general purpose vs. specialist etc.
Thestructure of a dictionary: 1. macrostructure overall structural organization of volume, typically: front matter, introduction, user guidelines; (before the A letter) body entries and definitions (plus often other stuff), typically organized alphabetically; (from A-z) end matter appendices and additional information, e.g. personal names, place names, loan items etc. (after the z)
Thestructure of a dictionary: 2. microstructure internal structure of dictionary entry blocks, typically: Headword- the word you are looking up. It is always in bold type. Entry- the information on the word you are looking up. Pronunciation- tells you how to say the word. Found in (parentheses).
Stress: stress is very important, because it is hard to understand a word pronounced with the wrong stress. Part of speech- tells you how the word is used in a sentence (n=noun, v=verb, adj=adjective, adv=adverb). British and American vocabulary or pronunciation: the British word (labelled BrE) and the American (labelled NAmE or (US to distinguish between American and Canadian words).
Spelling Semantic specification Synonyms and opposites: some dictionary entries also provide a list of synonyms (syn), words with similar meanings; and opposite meanings (opp).
Cross-references: to related items: some dictionary entries contain cross-references. Within the entry, you will find the word see, compare, or var of that directs you to another dictionary entry which will give you more information about the word you first looked up. Collocations, co-occurrence strings: certain words are typically used with other words. For example, we say a tall tree but a high mountain . These words are called collocates. Register: the dictionary contains a number of labels which tell you about how formal a word is, and in what situations you can use it. Here are some of these words: technical informal disapproving ironic formal taboo Usage with examples Etymological: this tells you the history of the word, and what language it came from.
Nature of Headwords What is the difference between a word and a lexeme: Chair, table, book and paper are words Lexeme is an abstract concept it is the set of word forms that comprise a paradigm of related words forms, eg. sing sings singing - sang sung (cf. talk talks talking talked talked) regular and irregular paradigms; a lexeme can have many different forms. wants, wanting and wanted are different forms of the same lexeme want 1. Orthographic word (relating to spelling) written word surrounded by spaces; but what about compounds, hyphenated forms etc. 2. Phonological word sequence of sounds that forms phonological unit (determined by rules of syllable structure, stress, etc)
Entry order Dictionaries of alphabetic languages list words in alphabetical order. With non-alphabetic languages, it may be different. The order in a dictionary with ideographic entries i.e. graphic symbols that represent an idea rather than a group of letters; such as Chinese character is often troublesome and controversial because each character has different readings.
Activity Choose a word to look up in the dictionary. Write that word and dictionary entry on a piece of white paper. Label the parts of the entry.
References Oxford dictionary skills training programme: https://static.cornelsen.de/bgd/97/83/06/09/47/89/8/9783060947898_x1SE_1C_Inhalt_g esamt.pdf
