17 articles in this issue
J.C.M.D. Du Plessis
In Lexikos 17 verskyn 'n spesiale afdeling "Leksikofokus" bestaande uit tien artikels wat handel oor publikasies van die African Languages Research Insti-tute (ALRI) by die Universiteit van Zimbabwe, Harare. Hierdie Supplement tot Lexikos 19 is 'n voortse... see more
Emmanuel Chabata
Abstract: In this article, we look at the relationship between linguistics and lexicography. We specifically look at the relevance of data derived from theoretical linguistic investigations to the compilation of diction-aries in African languages. Our po... see more
Langa Khumalo
Abstract: This article discusses the first-ever monolingual general Ndebele dictionary, Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele (henceforth the ISN) within the context of the history of lexicography and the compilation of dic-tionaries in Ndebele. It further assesses t... see more
Esau Mangoya
Abstract: This article discusses some problems encountered in the processing of the Shona corpus. Most of the problems deal with the handling of adoptives, punctuation and individuals' idiolects. It also discusses the problem ensuing from an attempt to st... see more
Mandlenkosi Maphosa,Dion Nkomo
Abstract: This article analyses the microstructure of Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele. The analysis takes place on two levels: the level of availability of information and the level of accessibility of the available information to dictionary users. Data derived... see more
Nobuhle Moyo,Dion Nkomo
Abstract: This article offers a brief overview of the compilation of the Ndebele music terms dictionary, Isichazamazwi SezoMculo (henceforth the ISM), paying particular attention to its structural features. It empha-sises that the reference needs of the u... see more
Eventhough Ndlovu
Abstract: This article evaluates how meaning has been treated in Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele (2001) through the application of the sense relations hyponymy, meronymy and synonymy. It attempts to establish the adequacy of meaning presentation in definitions ... see more
Abstract: This article focuses on the lemmatisation of vowel-commencing borrowed nouns and the allo-cation of borrowed nouns to noun class prefixes in Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele, the first monolingual general-purpose Ndebele dictionary, and Isichazamazwi S... see more
Abstract: It is an established view in lexicography that the most important function of early dictionaries was to provide information on the meaning of words of a particular language. Over the years, tendencies have emerged with modern dictionaries provid... see more
Peniah Mabaso
Abstract: This article outlines the challenges encountered by the African Languages Research Institute (ALRI) team members in the compilation of the monolingual Shona Children's Dictionary. The focus is mainly on the problems met in headword selection. So... see more
Abstract: The article discusses the challenges that confronted the team of compilers working on the monolingual Shona Children's Dictionary (henceforth SCD). It looks at the active involvement of the target users in shaping the project and discusses the c... see more
Gift Mheta,Maxwell Kadenge
Abstract: This article considers and analyses Duramazwi reDudziramutauro neUvaranomwe (henceforth DRU), a 2007 product of the University of Zimbabwe's African Languages Research Institute (ALRI). It evaluates DRU which is the first terminological dictiona... see more
Gift Mheta
Abstract: This article presents the problems and challenges of dealing with encyclopedic information in Shona lexicography. According to Zgusta (1971: 198), encyclopedic dictionaries are primarily concerned with the denotata of the lexical units. They giv... see more
Gift Mheta,Itai Muhwati
Abstract: The article presents loan translation as one of the key strategies that lexicographers at the African Languages Research Institute (ALRI) employed in the creation of new terminology during the compila-tion of the music dictionary Duramazwi reMim... see more
Gift Mheta,William Zivenge
Abstract: This article analyses the phonological characteristics of Shona musical terms borrowed from English. It discusses the phonological processes that take place when words are borrowed directly or indi-rectly from English. Essentially, the article a... see more
Jerry Zondo
Abstract: Both A Practical Ndebele Dictionary (1971) by Pelling and Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele (2001) by Hadebe et al. lemmatize a number of -wa-ending verbs. Each one of the verbs is easily recognizable as a canonical or base form from which different wor... see more
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