外语学院讲座
主讲嘉宾：李蓝副教授（香港理工大学英语系）
主 持 人：李知宇副教授
讲座时间：2015年4月23日（星期四）下午3:00—5:00
讲座地点：第二文科楼一楼100室
主办单位：外国语学院
【嘉宾简介】
李蓝博士是香港理工大学英语系副教授，博导，英语硕士课程总监。她1998年从英国埃克塞特大学获得应用语言学博士学位，现为英国语言学家学会的研究员。
李蓝博士在中国，英国及香港大学任教超过30年，具有教授本科生，研究生，以及机关，企业学员培训的丰富经验。主要教授课程有：英语语义和词汇学，语料库教学与研究，英语商务沟通，英语网络及技术写作，社会语言学等。她的研究领域包括词典学，词汇学，语义学，计算语言学，商务英语及社会语言学。在国际各类期刊书籍发表了出版了一系列文章。她是国际期刊《词典学》的编委，也是其它期刊的评审，例如Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Language and Education and Lexikos.
Neologisms, translation and dictionaries
This talk reflects how languages change in tandem with the development of the society. New technology, new concepts and new social events have dramatically boomed the creation of neologisms, such as monetize, gayriage, staycation and unfriend, selfie, etc. in the ever-expanding English lexicon. Whether these words can survive in the language can be assessed by FUDGE factors: Frequency of use, Unobtrusiveness, Diversity of use, Generation and Endurance of the referent (MetCalf 2002). New words in different semantic fields will be analyzed morphologically, semantically and pragmatically and also from different social and cultural perspectives.I argue that although a large number of new words emerge every year, some can gain international recognition and have EFL importance, others are limited to local interest, still others are like flash in the pan. Translation of neologisms and their role in bilingual dictionaries will also be discussed.
主讲嘉宾：李蓝副教授（香港理工大学英语系）
主 持 人：李知宇副教授
讲座时间：2015年4月25日（星期六）上午9:00—11:00
讲座地点：第二文科楼一楼100室
主办单位：外国语学院
【嘉宾简介】
李蓝博士是香港理工大学英语系副教授，博导，英语硕士课程总监。她1998年从英国埃克塞特大学获得应用语言学博士学位，现为英国语言学家学会的研究员。
李蓝博士在中国，英国及香港大学任教超过30年，具有教授本科生，研究生，以及机关，企业学员培训的丰富经验。主要教授课程有：英语语义和词汇学，语料库教学与研究，英语商务沟通，英语网络及技术写作，社会语言学等。她的研究领域包括词典学，词汇学，语义学，计算语言学，商务英语及社会语言学。在国际各类期刊书籍发表了出版了一系列文章。她是国际期刊《词典学》的编委，也是其它期刊的评审，例如Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Language and Education and Lexikos.
Corpus as a reference tool and research resource
Vastly expanded computer power has made corpus linguistics an influential force in language study and research, therefore using corpora has become indispensible for lexicographers, linguists and educators. This talk will introduce a number of English corpora freely available online, and how they can be used in learning and research. The talk will demonstrate how Sinclair’s five co-selections in analysing words and phrases and what type of research can be done in this area, especially for MA dissertation. Students will also be encouraged to use corpus as a reference tool for improving their academic writing.