lexicographer
Lexicographers write and compile the content for dictionaries. They also determine which new words are common use and should be included in the glossary.
Also called: bilingual dictionaries lexicographer, senior lexicographer, lexicologist, dictionary editor, computational lexicographer, linguistic lexicographer, bilingual dictionary editor
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- essential skills
- 17
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Optional skills
17- consult with editor
- create semantic trees
- develop technical glossaries
- do historical research
- edit dictionary entries
- identify new words
- manage budgets
- project management principles
- search engines
- supervise staff
- supervise work
- theoretical lexicography
- translate foreign language
- translate language concepts
- typology
- use dictionaries
- use word processing software
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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