Abstract

This seminar introduces the lexicographic modeling of natural language lexicons in the form of lexical networks. It draws primarily from theoretical and descriptive work performed at the ATILF laboratory during the past the 15 years, within the framework of Explanatory Combinatorial Lexicology. Firstly, the notion of dictionaries as lexical models is put into question and lexicographic entries are redefined as "pieces of discourse" about lexical units that are derived from an underlying relational model known as Lexical System. Secondly, the structure and informational content of Lexical Systems are illustrated using data from the French Lexical Network. Finally, we will present the computational tools that are needed in order to build such lexical models and access/visualize their content.