Hi, I personally find this discussion pretty interesting, and I think that
you can continue on-list, if you want... I don’t think I’m the only one who
can find some useful points in what you are saying :)
Also, thanks to Noé for the slides, I will use them if I ever need
something similar for courses/presentations.
Have a nice day,
Valerio Barbaking (from the italian wiktionary)
Il giorno sab 9 mar 2019 alle 14:34 Dennis During <dcduring(a)gmail.com> ha
scritto:
The desirability of new entries varies according to
which language
Wiktionar(y/ies) will host the efforts, which language the entries will
be in and which language is the native language of the students.
Specifically, for English language words on English Wiktionary, coverage
is high. There are still many new words to be added, but to reward
students for new entries may create pressure to add obscure words with
marginal attestation. On the other hand, entry quality is very uneven.
Comparing to the OED or the "unabridged" print dictionaries, some
entries seem to be too many definitions, some too few. Definitions may
use words that themselves are dated, archaic, obsolete, or in an
inappropriate registers. The layout of entries is fairly consistent,
but is regularly criticized. At English Wiktionary, we have almost no
knowledge about who our actual users are and how they use Wiktionary.
The initial impressions of articulate users would be valuable to regular
contributors to Wiktionary.
I would be happy to discuss this further. Off-list would probably be
more appropriate than on-list.
On 3/9/2019 6:23 AM, Reem Al-Kashif wrote:
Hello!
Hope this finds you well. I am teaching Lexicography to junior university
students this semester. What are ways I can incorporate Wikitionary in
the
syllabus?
The idea I have now is to make them complete a project on Wikitionary by
adding entries to it. I think it would be awesome for them to see their
project alive and not buried in heaps of paper in my drawers.
Your input is highly appreciated.
Best,
Reem
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