We would very much appreciate it if you could spread the word about
this course. A poster, for noticeboards, is available at
http://www.itri.bton.ac.uk/courses/MScLex/poster.pdf
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MSc in Lexical Computing and Lexicography
ITRI
University of Brighton
UK
http://www.itri.bton.ac.uk/courses/MScLex/
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A groundbreaking new MSc programme
The field The MSc links two fast-growing areas in research and
commerce. Modern dictionaries are compiled through
increasing use of language technology, while language
technology applications demand lexical resources of
ever-increasing quality to improve their performance
Skills * analysis of language data
* write entries for dictionaries and computer lexicons
* plan and manage lexical resource projects
* automatic processing of language corpora
Who? * graduates in languages, linguistics or computer
science wishing to specialize
* experienced professionals wishing to consolidate their
expertise
* full time or part time
* individual modules may be taken as stand-alone courses
Prospects Graduates of the MSc will be well placed to take up posts
in
* dictionary publishing, as lexicographers or computer
specialists
* software companies involved in language technology
* PhD study and research
Where? The course is run by the Information Technology Research
Institute, a research institute specialising in language
and computation, and takes place in Brighton, a vibrant
and cosmopolitan seaside city one hour from London
Contact msclex-admin@itri.brighton.ac.uk
MSc Lexical Computing and Lexicography
ITRI
University of Brighton
Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4GJ
UK
tel: +44 1273 642900
fax: +44 1273 642908
http://www.itri.bton.ac.uk/courses/MScLex/
Thank you very much,
Yours sincerely,
Adam Kilgarriff
Course Leader
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Adam Kilgarriff
Senior Research Fellow tel: (44) 1273 642919
email: Adam.Kilgarriff@itri.bton.ac.uk
http://www.itri.bton.ac.uk/~Adam.Kilgarriff
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