Since 1994, the NFL has held annual symposia with a selected lexicographic theme. Edited contributions from the symposium are published in the association’s journal LexicoNordica .
26. LexicoNordica symposium: Nordic dictionaries with two or more languages
The association invites all interested parties to submit proposals for contributions to the NFL symposium in 2019, where the topic will be Nordic dictionaries with two or more languages .
The symposium, which runs over two days and includes approx. ten posts, will take place at Schæffergården (Copenhagen) or Lysebu (Oslo) in January 2019.
One can imagine many angles in the posts. Some possible topics are:
The user perspective: Who uses bilingual and multilingual dictionaries, and what are their needs?
Bilingual dictionary resources for newly arrived immigrants – are they developing fast enough and are they of sufficiently high quality?
The relationship between traditional dictionaries and services such as Google Translate.
The transition from print to digital media, the conditions for the dictionary industry when users’ willingness to pay decreases and the future of bilingual and multilingual lexicography in this perspective.
Status of multilingual dictionary resources between Nordic languages and to and from small languages (such as Faroese) and minority languages in the Nordic countries (such as Meänkieli, Kven, the Sami languages and the various sign languages).
The post holders submit written articles based on the posts. The articles will be subject to peer review with a view to publication in No. 26 of the journal LexicoNordica.
Proposals for posts can be sent to sturla.berg-olsen@sprakradet.no no later than 1 June 2018. The proposal must contain the name of the post holder (s) and a short description of the topic for the post (maximum 300 words). The proposals are evaluated by the editorial staff of LexicoNordica, which decides who is invited to speak at the symposium.
Previously held symposia
25. LexicoNordica symposium: Technical language in Nordic dictionaries
The symposium was held at Schæffergården (outside Copenhagen) 11-13. January 2018. Read the program here .
Written versions of the lectures will (after peer review) be published in issue 25 of the journal LexicoNordica.
The symposium and the subsequent publication of LexicoNordica are supported by Nordplus Nordiske Sprog and the Foundation for Danish-Norwegian Cooperation .
The 24th LexicoNordica symposium was held 26-28. January 2017 at Schæffergården in Copenhagen. The theme was: Names in Nordic dictionaries . See the program here . The lectures are published in Volume 24 of the NFL magazine LexicoNordica
The 23rd LexicoNordica Symposium was held 14-16. January 2016 at Schæffergården in Copenhagen. The theme was: Nordic dictionaries and pedagogy. See the program here . The lectures are published in Volume 23 of the NFL magazine LexicoNordica .
The symposium and the subsequent publication of LexicoNordica are supported by Nordplus Nordiske Sprog and the Foundation for Danish-Norwegian Cooperation .
Generally about the NFL symposia
The organizers of the symposia are always happy to receive suggestions for speakers for the upcoming symposium. Contact the member of the LexicoNordica editorial committee representing your country (well in advance of the symposium). Some selection may be necessary as the number of lectures is limited to approx. 10, and a fairly even distribution between the Nordic countries is sought.
It is also possible for a limited number of interested parties to attend the symposia without lectures. Payment for travel and accommodation is then made at your own expense, while invited participants are generally reimbursed for the costs of the stay and part of the travel expenses.
The contributions from the symposia are published in the journal LexicoNordica , and you can therefore get an insight into the topics covered by reading the published volumes which are freely available here (except for the last two volumes).