STSM: Designing a Framework for the Study of Neology Needs among Various Stakeholders
Name: Hiwa Asadpour
Start : 15/09/2024
End: 21/09/2024
Prepared by Hiwa Asadpour
The STSM titled “Designing a Framework for the Study of Neology Needs Among Various Stakeholders” had two key goals: (1) to exchange knowledge on neology extraction methods and stakeholder engagement within the context of WG4 and WG2, and (2) to explore future collaborative opportunities with the host institution.
During the visit, I worked closely with the communication department, and I also tried to get in contact with the linguistic and computational linguistic groups at the host university. These meetings were helpful in understanding their approach to neology extraction, which ranges from manual to semi-automated and fully automated techniques. We also discussed how their methodologies could be applied to WG4’s work, particularly in the context of cross-linguistic neology studies. I gained valuable insights into how they collect and analyze neologisms from diverse sources such as newspapers, magazines, and radio, and how this process could be expanded to include conversational data.
The host institution’s expertise in Spanish and Catalan neologism studies provided a useful contrast between high-resource and minority languages, which is essential for broadening the scope of neology research across various languages. Additionally, I learned about their use of machine learning models for analyzing semantic change, although some information remains confidential due to its experimental nature.
One of the key outcomes of the STSM, which was also aligned with WG4 group meeting, was the discussion on developing guidelines for stakeholder involvement in neology projects. The host institution shared their approach to selecting and working with relevant stakeholders, including schools and organizations, which will inform our own WG4 framework. We also discussed how metadata, such as gender and profession, is integrated into their database for further analysis.
The STSM was highly productive and has paved the way for future collaborations, including the development of a collaborative platform to support neology research in minority languages. Together with WG4 members, we also plan to organize a training school in 2026 to further explore methodologies for neology extraction and stakeholder engagement.
In summary, the STSM achieved its objectives, providing key insights into neology research and stakeholder engagement. Selected findings and approaches from this mission as well as WG4 will be considered for publication in future.