33 articles in this issue
J.C.M.D Du Plessis
Met sowel AFRILEX as die NLE's goed gevestig in Suid-Afrika en vanweë gro-ter kontak met die res van Afrika, ontvang Lexikos 'n konstante stroom artikels wat oor leksikografiese en metaleksikografiese aspekte en probleme handel. In elke uitgawe verskyn da... see more
Mariëtta Alberts
Een van die doelstellings van AFRILEX is om leksikografie op 'n breë front in Suidelike Afrika te bevorder. AFRILEX stel hom ten doel om leksikograwe, terminoloë en ander taalpraktisyns op te lei in verskeie aspekte rakende leksi-kografiese beginsels en p... see more
Gilles-Maurice de Schryver
Abstract: The main purpose of this research article is rather bold, in that an attempt is made at a comprehensive overview of all currently available African-language Internet dictionaries. Quite surprisingly, a substantial number of such dictionaries is ... see more
D.J. Prinsloo
Abstract: To date Northern Sotho metalexicographers have focused their attention on lemma-tisation problems in respect of the so-called main or primary part of speech categories, viz. nouns and verbs. See, for example, Prinsloo and De Schryver (1999) and ... see more
Herbert Ernst Wiegand
Abstract: The contribution proceeds from the assumption that linguistic equivalence is already determined, and therefore only deals with questions of the lexicographical description of equiva-lent open class expressions in completely condensed dictionary ... see more
Henning Bergenholtz
Abstract: There is much uncertainty and confusion as to the real differences between prescrip-tive and descriptive dictionaries. In general, the majority of existing accounts can be summarised as follows: Descriptive relates to the empirical basis; accord... see more
Emmanuel Chabata,
Abstract: This article focuses on the problems lexicographers of monolingual dictionaries face when dealing with a language characterised by differences associated with geographical variation. The article specifically seeks to explore problems with which ... see more
Rufus H. Gouws
gewoonlik deur diegene wie se dialek nie goed verteenwoordig is nie. Die artikel bevat die skrywer se ervaring in die African Languages Lexical (ALLEX) Project, tans die African Languages Research Institute (ALRI). Die ALRI, gehuisves by die Universiteit ... see more
Arvi Hurskainen
Abstract: This article presents various approaches used in corpus-based computational lexico-graphy. A claim is made that in order for computational lexicography to be efficient, precise and comprehensive, it should utilize the method where the corpus tex... see more
P.A. Mavoungou,Thierry Afane Otsaga,Guy-Roger Mihindou
Abstract: The reproduction of culture in dictionaries constitutes one of the fundamental prob-lems of lexicographers today. What is the nature of cultural data in dictionaries? To what extent should cultural aspects be transferred from one language to ano... see more
Motlokwe Clifford Mphahlele
Abstract: Dictionaries have in the past used a word-based approach in which sublexical and multilexical items were not regarded as lemmata. Metalexicography as the theoretical component of lexicography requires that sublexical and multilexical items be le... see more
A.C. Nkabinde
Abstract: This article attempts to show how culture or aspects thereof can be used to comple-ment linguistic and other information in the compilation of dictionaries of African languages. Some obstacles in the way of achieving this goal are identified and... see more
Jacques van Keymeulen
Abstract: In this article an account is given of the experience in fieldwork by the Dictionary of the Flemish Dialects (Woordenboek van de Vlaamse Dialecten, WVD), Ghent University, Belgium. The focus is on the practical aspects with regard to methods of ... see more
Matete Madiba,Lorna Mphahlele,Matlakala Kganyago
Abstract: This article is a presentation of a brief cultural glossary of Northern Sotho cooking terms. The glossary is mainly composed of names for utensils and ingredients, and action words for the processes involved in the preparation of cultural dishes... see more
Ronald Moe
Abstract: The task of providing dictionaries for all the world's languages is prodigious, re-quiring efficient techniques. The text corpus method cannot be used for minority languages lacking texts. To meet the need, the author has constructed a list of 1... see more
Webster M. Mavhu
Abstract: With specific reference to Shona monolingual lexicography, this article discusses how corpus-based lexicographers might, in some instances, decide not strictly to adhere to the corpus when it comes to headword and sense treatment. The writer is ... see more
Nomalanga Mpofu
Abstract: In the compilation of dictionaries, lexicographers also take cognisance of the culture which is inherent in a language. This article will look at the way the cultural aspect is interwoven in the practice of dictionary making. Language is at the ... see more
Corlietha Swart
Opsomming: Voor Pampus liggen het 'n oordragtelike betekenis en idiomatiese status in Ne-derlands verwerf, maar is gewoonlik onbekend aan die Afrikaanse leksikograaf buite die Neder-landse konteks. Vir 'n Afrikaanse leksikograaf met sy unieke verwysingsra... see more
John Considine
Abstract: The lexicographical record of English in Canada began with wordlists of the late eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. From the beginning of the twentieth century onwards, the general vocabulary of English in Canada has been rep... see more
Opsomming: Staatkundige en Verwante Terminologie wat in 1990 verskyn het, is aansienlik deur die Sentrum vir Politieke en Verwante Terminologie in Suider-Afrikaanse Tale (SEPTSA) hersien en bygewerk ten einde dit as die Nuwerwetse Politieke Woordeboek te ... see more
Igor Burkhanov
Abstract: The major aim of this article is to highlight Juri Apresjan's impact on the develop-ment of linguistic semantics and theoretical lexicography. In order to achieve this goal, a number of issues of paramount importance, which have always been in t... see more
Anna Nel Otto
Opsomming: Bijbels lexicon is 'n Nederlandse leksikon wat woorde en uitdrukkings bevat wat aan die Bybel ontleen is en wat ná 1945 nog bekend was. Die teikengebruikers van hierdie leksikon is waarskynlik persone wat graag die Bybel lees en diegene wat bel... see more
Piet H. Swanepoel
This book is a paperback reprint of Tradition and Innovation in Modern English Dictionaries, first published 1994, under a new title, Modern Lexicography: An Introduction.
Michael Klotz
Nowhere is the dynamic character of the English lexicon more apparent than in the case of computer vocabulary. Elisabeth Bründl's study investigates this field with two aims in mind (as pointed out in chapter one): firstly, the author wants to find out wh... see more
Rajend Mesthrie
The South African Concise Oxford Dictionary (henceforth SACOD) is a South Af-rican version of the Concise Oxford Dictionary, the first time that this particular hybrid has been prepared. It is testimony to the enduring success of the work of the Dictionar... see more
Matthias Brenzinger
Having dedicated more than 20 years to this single major lexicographic project, the authors, Professor Wilfrid H.G. Haacke and Pastor Eliphas Eiseb, have pro-duced a dictionary of amazing quantity and quality. The newly published Khoekhoegowab Dictionary ... see more
V.M. Mojela
The compiler of this dictionary is perhaps the first and only person to have attempted to produce a dictionary of this 'language' or register, and he should be complemented on this. This is a dictionary in a class of its own, i.e. a spe-cialised dictionar... see more
A.E. Cloete
Vanuit die ivoortorings van Afrikaans word in suiwer, akademiese taal oor taalkwessies en die voortbestaan van Afrikaans besin, maar intussen is daar 'n geslag leerders en studente wie se taalvermoëns met rasse skrede aan die kwyn is. Oor die afgelope jar... see more
George King,Carol Steyn
In the nearly thirty years since the publication of the Vaktaalburo's pioneering bilingual Musiekwoordeboek/Dictionary of Music (1973) there has been a marked transformation both in terms of musical ontologies generally and the identity of the South Afric... see more
Maria Smit
The main title of this work might be a bit misleading, because it creates the impression that a very wide and general topic will be discussed. The subtitle, however, is much more to the point, since the author specifically investigates English and French ... see more
This publication is volume 4 in John Benjamins' series Terminology and Lexi-cography Research and Practice. It contains a "Preface" and an introductory essay "Defining Definition" (pp. 1-4) by Alain Rey. This is followed by a collection of texts, selected... see more
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