ABOUT ASIALEX

The Asian Association for Lexicography (ASIALEX) was established in March 1997, during the Dictionaries in Asia conference that was held at the Language Centre of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The major objective of ASIALEX is to foster scholarly and professional activities in the field of lexicography in Asia.

The first international conference of ASIALEX was held at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou (Canton) in 1999. Subsequent conferences took place at Yonsei University in Seoul in 2001, at Meikai University in Tokyo in 2003, at National University of Singapore in 2005, at University of Madras, India in 2007.