An Experimental Study and Reflections on Automated Lexicographic Compilation Using Large Language Models#br#

Liu Changqing

Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning ›› 2025, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (2) : 61-72.

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Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning ›› 2025, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (2) : 61-72. DOI: 10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20250206

An Experimental Study and Reflections on Automated Lexicographic Compilation Using Large Language Models#br#

  • Liu Changqing
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The emergence of large language models (LLMs) has produced a profound impact on the automation of lexicography. Based on fundamental principles such as word vectors and weight parameter optimization, the “Century-long Western Loanword Language Resource Platform” developed by the Center for Lexicographical Studies at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies integrates LLMs to train and fine-tune a loanword corpus. With the support of a comprehensive manual review mechanism, the system generated over 30,000 automated definitions, etymologies, and example sentences for loanwords over a span of more than 4,000 hours. Comparative experiments on the accuracy of loanword definitions using the platform’s proprietary model and ChatGPT demonstrated the effectiveness and feasibility of this compilation method. Key findings suggest that continuously updating databases, strengthening literature research, enriching specialized corpora, and enhancing manual review processes significantly contribute to generating high-quality definitions. LLMs exhibit overwhelming advantages over traditional manual compilation methods, and their application is poised to disrupt the current forms of electronic dictionaries, reshaping future dictionary lookup behaviors. Collaboration between lexicography and artificial intelligence experts is essential to ensure quality control over model outputs. Additionally, copyright issues will evolve into questions of data ownership, requiring experts from various fields to establish relevant regulations. Overall, the potential of LLMs in the automated compilation of Chinese dictionaries should not be underestimated, and their application is expected to extend to lexicography in other languages and specialized domains, fostering new breakthroughs in the field.

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Large Language Models (LLMs) / lexicography / artificial intelligence / automation / loanwords

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Liu Changqing. An Experimental Study and Reflections on Automated Lexicographic Compilation Using Large Language Models#br#[J]. Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning. 2025, 10(2): 61-72 https://doi.org/10.19689/j.cnki.cn10-1361/h.20250206

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