Kernerman Dictionary News • Number 12 • July 2004
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Taiwan’s first lexicography organization – the Dictionary and Corpus
Research Center (DCRC) – was founded on 7 March 2004 in Taipei. This
formation was initiated at the plenary meeting of the Taiwanese Association
for Translation and Interpretation, held on 20 December 2003, and the DCRC
will function as an interest group within the Association. Founding members
include lexicographers, corpus linguists and publishers. The DCRC aims to
become an active organization of lexicography theorists and practitioners,
and to serve as a confluence of dictionary and corpus resources. Its
short-term goals include making the general readers and specialized
researchers in Taiwan aware of the different kinds of dictionaries and
corpora that are available, advising the public on dictionary purchases and
use, and evaluating dictionaries and related reference books that are on the
market. Its long-term goals include publishing newsletters, books and
academic journals, and hosting conferences. The DCRC intends to hold
quarterly meetings with keynote lectures. The current coordinator is Dr. Hugo
T. Y. Tseng, of the English Department of Soochow University, Taipei. The
contact person is Ms. Meihua Sun, meihua@bookman.com.tw.
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