33 articles in this issue
J.C.M.D Du Plessis
Vroer vanjaar het een van die bekendste en gereeldste medewerkers van Lexikos, prof. H.E. Wiegand, 'n eredoktorsgraad van die Universiteit van Stel-lenbosch ontvang. Namens al die lesers van Lexikos, wil die redakteur hom gelukwens met hierdie erkenning v... see more
Mariëtta Alberts
Wanneer 'n mens oor die aktiwiteite en suksesse van die African Association for Lexicography (AFRILEX) nadink, besef jy dat die vereniging dit regkry om op 'n baie ho? vlak te funksioneer, dit ten spyte van erge beperkinge betref-fende finansies, tyd en m... see more
Hashan Al-Ajmi,Abdullah Al-Otaibi
Abstract: This article investigates the treatment of vocabulary items relating to Islam and the Arab world in three major English dictionaries: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, New Oxford Dictionary of English, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate ... see more
Henning Bergenholtz,Rufus H Gouws
Abstract: The lexicographical presentation of terms from the field of language planning often lacks clear and unambiguous distinction and proper explanation. Too often dictionaries even fail to include these terms in the lemma list, and some central terms... see more
Herman L Beyer
Opsomming: Die gebruikersperspektief staan tans sentraal in die leksikografiese gesprek. Dit spruit uit die beginsel dat enige woordeboek in die eerste plek vir gebruik deur 'n bepaalde teikengebruikersgroep bedoel moet wees, en as sodanig moet die woorde... see more
Gilles-Maurice de Schryver,David Joffe,Pitta Joffe,Sarah Hillewaert
Abstract: An innovative online Swahili–English dictionary project is presented. A careful study of some of the log files attached to this reference work reveals some hitherto unknown as-pects of true dictionary look-up behaviour, which results in the depr... see more
Rufus H Gouws
Abstract: Bilingual dictionaries play an important role in the standardisation of a language and are often the first dictionary type to be compiled for a given speech community. However, this may never lead to an underestimation of the role and importance... see more
Phillip Louw
Abstract: This article focuses on inclusion strategies for different types of multi-word units, beit as part of the macrostructure or embedded as treatment units in the microstructure of a specificdictionary. The types of multi-word units discussed range ... see more
Ludwine Mabika Mbokou
Abstract: The promotion and development of a language involves a wide usage of dictionaries and reference works. The native languages of Gabon are no exception. Although lexicography is still a young discipline in the Gabonese domain, remarkable works hav... see more
Paul Achille Mavoungou
Abstract: In this article, an account is given of the planning of a trilingual dictionary Yilumbu–French–English. The focus is on the target user, the purpose, nature and typology of the planneddictionary. Attention is also paid to some macro- and microst... see more
Thapelo Joseph Otlogetswe
Abstract: Modern dictionaries depend on corpora of different sizes and types for frequency listings, concordances and collocations, illustrative sentences and grammatical information. With the help of computer software, retrieving such information has inc... see more
Anna Nel Otto
Opsomming: Hoewel teenoorgesteldheid tot dusver deur baie leksikograwe as 'n bonusbeskou is in die meeste tipes woordeboeke, word in hierdie artikel aangevoer dat hul insluitingverpligtend behoort te wees in aanleerderwoordeboeke en dat dit ook van groot ... see more
Liezl Potgieter
Opsomming: Woordeboeke is belangrike en noodsaaklike hulpmiddels vir vertalers, maar tog het baie vertalers gemengde gevoelens oor veral tweetalige woordeboeke. Terwyl hulle aan die een kant nie werklik sonder hulle kan werk nie, bied tweetalige woordeboe... see more
D.J Prinsloo
Abstract: The aim of this article is to investigate the viability of the compilation of a singlebidirectional dictionary with a single lemma list for the Sesotho sa Leboa, Setswana and Sesotho ?English side and a simultaneous treatment of the three Sotho ... see more
Herbert Ernst Wiegand
Zusammenfassung: Nach kurzen Hinweisen zum Begriff des Wörterbuchtyps werden diezentralen Probleme der lexikographischen Versorgung bezüglich der deutschen Fachsprache imFachgebietsverbund „Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft“ kurz charakterisiert. Sie... see more
Gilles-Maurice de Schryver
Abstract: TshwaneLex is the world's only lexicography software suite with which the entire lexicographic process, from initial compilation all the way to final product, may be conducted in the language of one's choice. This is possible thanks to various a... see more
Guy-Modeste Ekwa Ebané ga,Fatima Tomba Moussavou
Résumé: Le Gabon est un pays à diversité linguistique. La constitution gabonaise reconnaît lefrançais comme l'unique langue officielle. En outre, elle s'efforce de promouvoir et de protéger leslangues nationales. La lexicographie, discipline de la product... see more
N.C.P Golele
Abstract: Developing and documenting the eleven official languages of South Africa on alllevels of communication in order to fulfil all the roles and uses characteristic of truly official languagesis a great challenge. To meet this need various bodies suc... see more
Leela Pienaar
Abstract: This article argues the importance of the reading programme as the pivotal issue inthe lexicographic process. It is essentially a practical article which outlines strategies for developingand implementing a reading programme for monolingual lexi... see more
Gilles Saphou-Bivigat,Edgard Maillard Ella
Abstract: Le caractère multilingue et multiculturel du Gabon résulte de l'environnement linguistiqueet sociolinguistique, dont il faut tenir compte dans la compilation des dictionnaires. Parrapport aux articles simples les articles synopsis offrent une me... see more
F.F Odendal
Opsomming: In 2005 was dit 40 jaar sedert die verskyning van die eerste uitgawe van HAT (Verklarende Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal), onder redakteurskap van P.C. Schoonees, C.J. Swanepoel, S.J. du Toit en C.M. Booysen. Die ontwikkeling voor hierd... see more
Lexikos lexicos
On 20 April 2006, the degree Doctor of Literature, Honoris Causa, was conferred on H.E. Wiegand by the University of Stellenbosch. The decision by the Council and the Senate to award him this degree has been taken on the grounds of the following considera... see more
Hugues Steve Ndinga-Koumba-Binza
Résumé: Cet article fait suite au compte-rendu de lecture du Lexique Pove–Français/Français–Pove (Mickala Manfoumbi 2004) fait par Mavoungou (2005). En dehors des réserves sur les questionspurement lexicographiques, l'ouvrage de Mickala Manfoumbi suscite ... see more
The papers collected in this volume were originally presented at an International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology organized by Julie Coleman, and meant to fill the gap created by the two International Round Table Conferences in Floren... see more
Michaël Abecassis
This collection of articles originates from a 1997 symposium in which participated some of the most eminent scholars researching lexicography and linguistics, that, since the 1970s, have widely developed to the extent of becoming a thriving market for pub... see more
Maria Smit
The main aim of this volume, a collection of contributions by different authors,is to illustrate that dictionary making draws on other disciplines, and that lexicographicalpractice, in its turn, can feed neighbouring disciplines. The authorsassert that li... see more
Julie M Coleman
Under section 559. Word, my edition of Roget's Thesaurus includes a sub-paragraph: dictionary, lexicon, wordbook, word-stock, word list, glossary, vocabulary; gradus, thesaurus, wordhoard; compilation, concordance, index. (Roget 1984) The semi-colons betw... see more
Gabriele Stein, a Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Heidelberg, is one of the most authoritative academics in the study of English as a foreign language, and has published a wide range of research in the field of English lexicography. ... see more
Unlike the long tradition of EFL dictionaries, German learners' dictionaries are quite recent and were first marketed in the 1990s. Ursula Wingate's book is quite unique, since studies in German learners' dictionaries are very few, as is empirical researc... see more
Lexikos Lexicos
The trilingual encyclopedia Dictionaries. An International Encyclopedia of Lexicography(edited by Franz Josef Hausmann, Oskar Reichmann, Herbert Ernst Wiegandand Ladislav Zgusta) was published between 1989?1991 in three volumes,consisting of a total of 33... see more
The WSK series consists of alphabetically organized specialized dictionaries for the subfields of the overall conceptual domain ("linguistics and communication science"). At present 23 volumes have been planned, while additional volumes are envisaged. As ... see more
Lexikos Lexikos
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