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lexicographer

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Description

Lexicographers write and compile the content for dictionaries. They also determine which new words are common use and should be included in the glossary.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

grammarscientific research methodologyspellinglinguisticspractical lexicographycopyright legislationtheoretical lexicographysearch enginestypologyproject management principles

Practical Skills

create definitionssearch databasesconsult information sourcesapply grammar and spelling rulesfollow work scheduleconsult with editordo historical researchedit dictionary entriesuse word processing softwaredevelop technical glossariesmanage budgetssupervise workcreate semantic treestranslate language conceptstranslate foreign languageuse dictionariesidentify new wordssupervise staff

Data Source: ESCO v1.2.1 Classification · European Commission

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EUPortugal GovAmadora City

Incubated by

Amadora InovaIAPMEI

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