Affirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages

dc.contributor.authorNkomo, Dionen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-28T14:11:59Z
dc.date.available2014-10-28T14:11:59Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.description.abstractOne of the main problems facing speakers and language practitioners of indigenous African languages is the shortage of appropriate dictionaries for a variety of purposes. This lack results in users consulting any available but inappropriate dictionaries. Quite often, users are disappointed because a wrong dictionary does not normally provide the required assistance. Various functions, which the dictionary may serve, are sought in vain from inappropriate dictionaries and other terminological products. Consequently, the potential of lexicography in general and specialised lexicography in particular, remains unrealised owing to a variety of reasons. This article which mainly discusses the specialised dictionary, draws insights from Wiegand's (1984) general theory of lexicography and the theory of lexicographic functions (Bergenholtz and Tarp 1995, 2003; Tarp 2000, 2002, 2008) to affirm the role of specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages and also to give insights into how such dictionaries may be produced.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNkomo, D. (2010). Affirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages. <i>Lexikos</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8881en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNkomo, Dion "Affirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages." <i>Lexikos</i> (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8881en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNkomo, D. 2010. Affirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages. Lexikos.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1684-4904en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Nkomo, Dion AB - One of the main problems facing speakers and language practitioners of indigenous African languages is the shortage of appropriate dictionaries for a variety of purposes. This lack results in users consulting any available but inappropriate dictionaries. Quite often, users are disappointed because a wrong dictionary does not normally provide the required assistance. Various functions, which the dictionary may serve, are sought in vain from inappropriate dictionaries and other terminological products. Consequently, the potential of lexicography in general and specialised lexicography in particular, remains unrealised owing to a variety of reasons. This article which mainly discusses the specialised dictionary, draws insights from Wiegand's (1984) general theory of lexicography and the theory of lexicographic functions (Bergenholtz and Tarp 1995, 2003; Tarp 2000, 2002, 2008) to affirm the role of specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages and also to give insights into how such dictionaries may be produced. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Lexikos KW - Lexicography KW - LSP lexicography KW - metalexicography KW - dictionary history KW - dictionary criticism KW - dictionary typology KW - dictionary structure KW - LSP dictionary KW - African languages KW - lexicographic functions LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 SM - 1684-4904 T1 - Affirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages TI - Affirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8881 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8881
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNkomo D. Affirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages. Lexikos. 2010; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8881.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentADP: Language Development Groupen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rights.urihttp://lexikos.journals.ac.za/index.php/pub/about/submissions#privacyStatementen_ZA
dc.sourceLexikosen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5788/20-0-148en_ZA
dc.subjectLexicographyen_ZA
dc.subjectLSP lexicographyen_ZA
dc.subjectmetalexicographyen_ZA
dc.subjectdictionary historyen_ZA
dc.subjectdictionary criticismen_ZA
dc.subjectdictionary typologyen_ZA
dc.subjectdictionary structureen_ZA
dc.subjectLSP dictionaryen_ZA
dc.subjectAfrican languagesen_ZA
dc.subjectlexicographic functionsen_ZA
dc.titleAffirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languagesen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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