MSc in Lexical Computing and Lexicography

ITRI, University of Brighton

A groundbreaking new MSc programme

The MSc links two fast-growing areas in research and commerce. Modern dictionaries are compiled through increasing use of language technology, while language technology applications demand lexical resources of ever-increasing quality to improve their performance.

Combining theory and practical training, the course will equip students to analyse language data, write entries for dictionaries and computer lexicons, plan lexical resource projects and process language corpora by automatically extracting salient information.

It presents an ideal opportunity for recent graduates in languages, linguistics or computer science to acquire specialized skills and for experienced professionals to consolidate their expertise. The course is designed for both full and part-time study, while individual modules may be taken as one-week intensive courses.

Graduates of the MSc will be well placed to take up posts in dictionary publishing, as lexicographers or computer specialists, or in software companies involved in language technology. They will also have the background to proceed to PhD study or research posts in computational linguistics and lexicography.

The course is run by the Information Technology Research Institute, a specialist research institute dedicated to language engineering and computational linguistics, and takes place in Brighton, Britain's newest seaside city, a vibrant, exciting and cosmopolitan place, one hour from London.

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