# From dictionary user to amateur lexicographer: Possibilities of on-line searches

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Costas Gabrielatos
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/dictionary-user-amateur-lexicographer-possibilities-on-line-searches)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

From online dictionaries to Wikipedia: the World Wide Web presents a domain where words are invented, refined and defined on an immediate and ongoing basis. What is the future of printed dictionaries and professional lexicographers when the world is increasingly turning to online dictionaries created and maintained by the users themselves? This lecture is a part of the Look it up yourself! A History of the Dictionary series, which celebrates the tercentenary of the birth of Samuel Johnson. Other lectures in this 'Monday's at One' series include:

## Lectures

1. [From dictionary user to amateur lexicographer: Possibilities of on-line searches](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/dictionary-user-amateur-lexicographer-possibilities-on-line-searches/5ad174fd7093) (YouTube)