Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology

The seventh Globalex Workshop on Lexicography and Neology (GWLN-7) will be held in conjunction with eLex 2025, on Friday, 20 November 2025, afternoon. The GWLN series provides a forum to present methods and techniques for the detection, research, classification, and description of neologisms in the context of their lexicographic processing and treatment for different languages.

Call for papers is published at the workshop website.

GWLN Workshop programme

14:00-14:05 Introduction
14:05-14:35 From Poetry to Lexicon: The Role of Lexicography in Documenting Literary Neologisms
14:35-15:05 A Study into the Translation of Chinese Culture-bound Neologisms in Large Chinese-English Dictionaries
15:05-15:35 ENEOLI Wikibase: A collaborative working platform for the European Network on Lexical Innovation
15:35-15:40 Poster Speedshow
15:40-16:20 Coffee & posters
16:20-16:50 Evaluating Suitability of Open-Weight Large Language Models for Neologism Detection in Lithuanian: Methodological and Practical Issues
16:50-17:20 The challenge of AI-generated neologisms
17:20-18:00 Discussion

Posters

  • The Energy Crisis in Germany and its impact on general language vocabulary
  • Lexicographical Treatment of Homophonic Neologisms in Chinese Dictionaries
  • AI-enhanced data encoding for cyber-speak – A neolographic project
  • AI-Generated Neologisms: Lexicographical Challenges in Defining New Words in Turkish
  • Mind Maps to Lexicons: Defining Foreign Learners’ Word Creations through Semantic Networks