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Taiwan's First Lexicography Organization Founded

Taiwan's first lexicography organization, Dictionary and Corpus Research Center, was officially founded on March 7, 2004, in Taipei. The formation of this Center, an interest group within the Taiwanese Association for Translation and Interpretation, was initiated at the Association's plenary meeting on December 20, 2003. Founding members include lexicographers, corpus linguists, and publishers.

The Center aims to be an organization of lexicography theorists and practitioners, and the confluence of dictionary and corpus resources. Its short-term goals include making the educated public, general readers and researchers in Taiwan aware of what kinds of dictionaries and corpora are available, advising them on dictionary purchases and use, and evaluating dictionaries and related reference books on the market. Its long-term goals include publishing newsletters, books, and academic journals, and hosting conferences. The newly established Center now holds quarterly meetings with keynote lectures.

The current coordinator is Dr. Hugo T. Y. Tseng of the English Department of Soochow University, Taipei.

Contact person: Ms. Meihua Sun, e-mail: meihua@bookman.com.tw