Medieval Latin workshop

Institute of Language Polish MR

invites you to a nationwide conference entitled

Polish Latin lexicography

H.theory and perspectives

Krakow, May 6, 2014

The occasion for the meeting is the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first issue Medieval Latin dictionary in Poland and completion of work on Electronic Dictionary of Medieval Latin in Poland (AQ). The conference will have three goals:

1.critical reflection on the achievements and the state of Polish Latin lexicography,

2. articulating the needs and demands of the environment,

3. integration of representatives of various disciplines as well as users and dictionaries makers.

We invite all interested parties to participate in the conference: theoretical and practical lexicographers, linguists, teachers, historians, historians of literature and language.

The subject of the presentations may be dictionaries that are differentiated due to:

1.Temporary scope of the material (ancient Latin, medieval Latin, modern Latin),

2. addressee (scientific and documentation dictionaries, popular dictionaries, including school dictionaries),

3. range of material included (general, terminological, author, private dictionaries).

We propose to consider, for example, the following issues:

1. History of Latin dictionary in Poland:

- historical changes in dictionary practices and methodologies,

- typology of old dictionary works (e.g. glossaries, mamotrects, etc.),

- abandoned dictionary projects,

- a dictionary as a carrier of ideology.

2. Dictionaries in school and university teaching.

3. Lexicographic methodology:

- macro- and microstructure of dictionaries,

- linguistic theories in lexicographic practice,

- the use of material illustration,

- use of the corpus in lexicographic work,

- the use of automated methods ("tree banks", etc.) in the development of dictionaries.

4. The future of lexicography in Poland:

- electronic dictionaries and advanced databases,

- advantages and disadvantages of modern dictionaries,

- postulated dictionaries,

- projects implemented and planned.

Proposals for papers along with a short summary (about 200 words) should be sent to the following e-mail address: lexicographus@gmail.com until February 15, 2014 r. By the end of February 2014, you will be notified of the acceptance of the proposed topic. The speaking time should not exceed 20 minutes.

A conference fee of PLN 250 will be charged from participants. These funds will cover the costs of refreshments, lunch, and the printing of post-conference materials in the "Polonica" magazine.

Current information about the conference can be followed on the website: http: //ininw. scriptores.pl/konferencja. Information is also available at the above e-mail address, the secretary of the conference, Jagoda Chmielewska, MA.

Organizing committee

• prof. dr hab. Piotr Żmigrodzki, Director of IJP PAN
• dr hab. Michał Rzepiela, prof. IJP PAN, Head of the Medieval Latin Laboratory
• Jagoda Chmielewska, MA
• Aleksandra Kulbicka, MA
• Dr. Anna Ledzińska
• Dr. Agnieszka Maciąg
• Krzysztof Nowak, MA