DATABASES AND DIGITAL PROCESSING OF TEXTS

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: SALVATORE ARCIDIACONO

Expected Learning Outcomes

1) Knowledge and understanding

Students will acquire the general methods for collecting linguistic data and on the related types of coding, processing, and analysis. Specialized knowledge of electronic dictionaries and on-line lexical databases will also be provided.

2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

Students must be able to design digital objects, portals and collections of online content and, in the simplest cases, to develop the platforms using the most popular web technologies.

3) Autonomy of judgment

Students must be able to know, distinguish and evaluate the main types of digital resources for the humanities, recognizing their aims and technical features.

4) Communication skillsStudents will have to acquire a specialized and rigorous language to describe and design the digital solutions covered by the course and to interact adequately with other highly skilled professionals.

5) Learning skills

Students, starting from the indications of the course, must be able to continue to develop and update the knowledge acquired in the dynamic and ever-changing context of the web.

Course Structure

Lectures, workshops.

Attendance of Lessons

Compulsory attendance.

Detailed Course Content

A Text encoding and markup laguages (2 ECTS).

B Text processing and digital resources (2 ECTS).

C Electronic lexicography (2 ECTS).

Textbook Information

A Text :

A. Lenci, S. Montemagni, V. Pirrelli, Testo e computer. Elementi di linguistica computazionale, Roma, Carocci, 2005, pp. 1-98.

B Text :

A. Lenci, S. Montemagni, V. Pirrelli, Testo e computer. Elementi di linguistica computazionale, Roma, Carocci, 2005, pp. 98-239.

C Text :

S. Arcidiacono, Lessicografia elettronica e italiano delle origini, Palermo, Centro di studi filologici e linguistici siciliani, 2022, pp. 170 (a copy of the book in PDF format will be provided by on Studium).

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.

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