Corpus Linguistics for Translators Quiz

Corpus Linguistics and Lexicography

• Corpus linguistics allows translators to analyze corpora of texts from a particular field or domain, enabling them to identify typical language patterns and expressions used in that field.
• One of the uses of corpus linguistics is to improve translations by helping translators identify common language patterns and expressions in a particular field.
• Corpus linguistics can be used to identify changes in language usage over time.

Dictionaries

• A monolingual dictionary provides definitions and explanations of words in one language.
• An encyclopaedic dictionary provides additional information about the context and usage of words, including historical and cultural information.
• Customized dictionaries can be created using digital technology.
• The Oxford English Dictionary is considered the most comprehensive and authoritative English dictionary, with over 600,000 words and their definitions.
• The Oxford English Dictionary was notable for its inclusion of usage examples.
• The Collins COBUILD Dictionary was the first to use a corpus to inform its definitions and examples.

Lexicography

• Technology has had a profound impact on lexicography in recent years.
• Lexicography is the study of dictionaries and how they are compiled.
• Pictorial dictionaries use pictures and illustrations to provide visual representations of words.
• A false statement about lexicography is that it is a declining field with no new developments or innovations.

Specialized Dictionaries

• Specialized dictionaries focus on a specific field, such as law, medicine, or business.
• Examples of specialized dictionaries include dictionaries of law, medicine, and business.
• A dictionary of general knowledge is not an example of a specialized dictionary that focuses on a specific field.