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SUMMARY:The Dictionary as Data: What the Online Dictionary Tells Us about English.
DESCRIPTION:What makes a person look up a word? When do you use a dictionar
 y?\n\nWhat makes a person look up a word? When do you use a dictionary? Loo
 king up a word in the dictionary is an intimate act for each of us as indiv
 iduals, but the words sought by millions of users put together tell us a su
 rprising story about the English language. By watching trends of lookups on
  a heavily consulted online dictionary, lexicographers track which entries 
 are being consulted at any given moment. Some words are perennial sources o
 f curiosity, while others show spikes of interest triggered by news from th
 e worlds of politics, entertainment, and sports. Some words express the gen
 eral mood of the culture; others reflect a poignant specificity. At the sam
 e time, this Web traffic tells a story about the changing business of dicti
 onaries--and what is expected of a dictionary in the 21st century.\n\nA tal
 k by Peter Sokolowski, Editor at Large at Merriam-Webster.\n\nHe will be sp
 eaking on Thursday 26 September, 16.15-17.45, in Anthropole 5196, Lausanne.
LOCATION:University of Lausanne
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