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Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal/Woordenboek der Friese taal

online:

new possibilities, new opportunities.

14th EURALEX International Congress

july 6-10 2010 – Ljouwert/Leeuwarden

Hindrik Sijens & Katrien Depuydt

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november 9th 1984 –

WFT presented

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WFT• Description of Modern West Frisian 1800-1976• 25 volumes• 10.000 pages• 120.000 lemma’s

A language museum?

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basic search options

extended search options

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Metadata: Wurd (word) Omskriuwing (description)

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Mapping part of speech

WFT GTB

v. (jin) Ww refl.

(reflexive verb)

s. plur. znw. mv.

(noun plural)

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adding Modern Dutch lemma 1

Modern Dutch Lemma neus ‘nose’

covers all lemma’s neus/noas/nese/nuese

Original Frisian Lemma noas ‘nose’

covers Frisian lemma noas

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naad onl. ─ mnl. naet nnl. naad

(‘seam’) ofri. ─ nfri. naad

naadvorst onl. ─ mnl. ─ nnl. ─

(‘ridge tile’) ofri. ─ nfri. naadfoarst

adding Modern Dutch lemma 2

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TEI encoding

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Headword WFT Field Etymology

noas ‘nose’ Etym. → N. neus, D. Nase, E. nose.

noasje ‘notion’ Etym.: Fr., Lat.

noaskje I ‘to nose’ Etym.: denominatief van noas.

noaskje II ‘fish with nose’ Etym.: dim. van noas?

noaster ‘nosetril’ Etym. → ofri. noster, Gron. nöster, D. Nüster, E. nostril.

noat III ‘companion’ Etym. → genoat.

noatich ‘modest’ Etym. → noat?, nuet?

noatmuskaat ‘nutmeg’ Etym. → N. nootmuskaat.

noatte ‘knot’ Etym. → knotte?

noazelje ‘to nose’ Etym.: denominatief van noas.

noazem ‘teenager, beatnik’ Etym. → N. nozem.

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Future: dialect information

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gers = ‘grass’

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Future: morphological database

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WFT on a bookshelf …

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Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal/Woordenboek der Friese taal :

new possibilities, new opportunities:

- gtb.inl.nl

or

- www.fryske-akademy.nl/wft

14th EURALEX International Congress

july 6-10 2010 – Ljouwert/Leeuwarden

Hindrik Sijens & Katrien Depuydt