Dictionary of Contemporary Dutch - ANW (ELEXIS)

Algemeen Nederlands Woordenboek (ANW). The ANW is a corpus-based, digital dictionary that describes contemporary Dutch in the Netherlands, Flanders, Suriname, and the Caribbean as comprehensively as possible. The language period covered by the ANW runs from 1970 to the present and more or less coincides with the post-war generations of adult language users. It is a synchronous dictionary with a focus on written language. The term 'Algemeen (general)' in the title should be understood as: not tied to a particular region, a particular group of people, or a particular field. In addition to words belonging to the core vocabulary, the ANW also describes neologisms (new words, new connections, new expressions, new meanings of already existing words). The ANW is an online dictionary and is not based on a printed version. The dictionary entries are designed for this purpose, and from the start, we have considered the different opportunities, demands and problems that come with the development of a new digital dictionary, with regard to both data collection, editing, and publication. For example, where relevant, images, videos or audio samples are added to the description of a word. It is an interactive dictionary. The ANW website is updated frequently to process additional information, corrections and revisions The ANW was first published online in 2009. See also: http://hdl.handle.net/10032/tm-a2-k