Introducing NeoRate
A corpus-lexicographic tool to support the detection of unregistered words for a German COVID-19 discourse dictionary
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/lexi.26366Keywords:
neologism detection, corpus-lexicographic tool, COVID-19 discourseAbstract
In this article, we provide an insight into the development and application of a corpus-lexicographic tool for finding neologisms that are not yet listed in German dictionaries. As a starting point, we used the words listed in a glossary of German neologisms surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. These words are lemma candidates for a new dictionary on COVID-19 discourse in German. They also provided the database used to develop and test the NeoRate tool. We report on the lexicographic work in our dictionary project, the design and functionalities of NeoRate, and describe the first test results with the tool, in particular with regard to previously unregistered words. Finally, we discuss further development of the tool and its possible applications.
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