Careers In Lexicography

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Careers
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Lexicography
Introduction
Job Prospects
Institutes
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Introduction
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Lexicography is the art of writing 'words' in
dictionary format. The word Lexicography is
derived from the Greek word lexikos, an
adjective derived from noun lexis meaning
"speech" or "word", and graphe meaning "writing".
Lexicography or 'writing of words', which has an
important place in the history of language
study, include the history, theory, methodology
and typology of dictionary-making. A dictionary
is usually developed in the context of the
culture of the language. Hence it is common to
find information in the dictionary regarding the
background and evolution of a word, apart from
finding the spelling and meaning of a word.
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Job Prospects
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Lexicographers publish dictionaries either in
print, online or both and they usually work with
many publishing houses. They can start their
career as assistant editor or junior of editorial
assistant, and after gaining publishing
experience they can progress to the role of
editor or Lexicographer. Since lexicography is a
small field, there is only few positions as
senior editor or managing editor.
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Department of Linguistics and Punjabi
Lexicography, Punjabi University,Patiala,Punjab. D
eccan College Post Graduate and Research
Institute ,Pune , Maharashtra.