Creating a German–Basque Electronic Dictionary for German Learners

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce the new electronic dictionary project EuDeLex, which is currently being worked on at UPV-EHU University of the Basque Country. 1 The introduction addresses the need for and functions of a new electronic dictionary for that language pair, as well as general considerations about bilingual lexicography and German as foreign language (GFL). The language pair German-Basque, which can be called less-resourced or medium-density, does not have any lexicographical antecedents that could be updated or adapted. Nevertheless, existing monolingual lexicographical databases and a newly created German-Basque parallel corpus support the editing process of the new dictionary. We explain our workflow in macrostructure and microstructure design and editing, and propose a first iteration of the online user interface and publishing process.

How Many People Constitute a Crowd and What Do They Do? Quantitative Analyses of Revisions in the English and German Wiktionary Editions

“…Other areas of application are sentiment analysis (Chesley et al 2006) and analyses of vocabulary difficulty (Medero and Ostendorf 2009). In addition, some parts of Wiktionary entries are integrated into other lexicographic resources, for example in bilingual dictionaries (Lindemann 2014). As can be seen from this (doubtlessly incomplete) list, Wiktionary has become an increasingly important resource, which contrasts with the little knowledge we actually have of the processes that create(d) it.…”