Collateral Data

Repurposing lexica as ethnographic sources

A conference at the University of Bergen
23rd-24th April, 2026

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My paper Analyses historical dictionaries and their embedded cultural information Explores place-name volumes as repositories of folk beliefs and practices Investigates botanical lexica and their ethnobotanical implications Considers the role of example sentences and usage notes as windows into social life Examines how compilers' biases and historical contexts shaped these collateral data Discusses how to integrate fragmentary data into larger picture Presents case studies of successful integration of lexicographic and ethnographic materials Discusses what the implications of digitisation are

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