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South Africa's New African Language Dictionaries and their Use for the African Speech Communities
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In: Lexikos, Vol 19 (2011) (2011)
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Abstract: During the last 15 years, the lexicographic scene in South Africa changed drastically as many new dictionaries for the African languages were compiled. The different dictionary types and publication modes discussed in this article are: general dictionaries, restricted dictionaries, printed dictionaries, electronic dictionaries, online and cell phone dictionaries. Although there are different dictionary types, they all have three major uses for the speech communities. Dictionaries are useful tools for language documentation and standardization, as they try to cover and document the general vocabulary (general dictionaries) or the spe-cialized vocabulary (technical dictionaries). They empower the language users because they help to improve communication by providing users with the necessary vocabulary they need. In addition, dictionaries have a high symbolic value for a language. Having dictionaries, and especially technical, online or cell phone dic-tionaries, is the visible proof that a language is standardized and modern, and can be used in all domains of life. Keywords: LEXICOGRAPHY, GENERAL DICTIONARIES, RESTRICTED DICTIONARIES, ONLINE DICTIONARIES, CELL PHONE DICTIONARIES, LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION, LANGUAGE STANDARDIZATION, EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNICATION, PSYCHOLOGI-CAL FACTOR, SOCIOLINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE PLANNING Opsomming: Suid-Afrika se nuwe Afrikataalwoordeboeke en hul gebruik vir die Afrikataalgemeenskappe. Gedurende die afgelope 15 jaar het die leksikografiese toneel in Suid-Afrika ingrypend verander deurdat baie nuwe woordeboeke vir die Afrikatale saamgestel is. Die verskillende woordeboeksoorte en publikasievorme wat in hierdie artikel bespreek word, is: algemene woordeboeke, beperkte woordeboeke, gedrukte woordeboeke, aan-lyn- en selfoonwoordeboeke. Alhoewel daar verskillende woordeboeksoorte is, het hulle almal drie hoofgebruike vir die taalgemeenskappe. Woordeboeke is nuttige werktuie vir taaldokumentasie en -standaardisering deurdat hulle probeer om die algemene woordeskat (algemene woordeboeke) en die gespesialiseerde woordeskat (tegniese woordeboeke) te dek en te dokumenteer. Hulle bemagtig die taalgebruikers omdat hulle kommunikasie verbeter deur die gebruikers van die nodige woordeskat wat hulle benodig, te voorsien. Daarbenewens het woordeboeke 'n hoë simboliese waarde vir 'n taal. Om woordeboeke te besit, en veral tegniese, aanlyn- en selfoonwoordeboeke, is 'n sig-bare bewys dat 'n taal gestandaardiseer en modern is, en op alle terreine van die lewe gebruik word. Sleutelwoorde: LEKSIKOGRAFIE, ALGEMENE WOORDEBOEKE, BEPERKTE WOOR-DEBOEKE, AANLYNWOORDEBOEKE, SELFOONWOORDEBOEKE, TAALDOKUMENTASIE, TAALSTANDAARDISERING, BEMAGTIGING, KOMMUNIKASIE, SIELKUNDIGE FAKTOR, SOSIOLINGUISTIEK, TAALBEPLANNING
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Africa; CELL PHONE DICTIONARIES; COMMUNICATION; EMPOWERMENT; GENERAL DICTIONARIES; Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages; LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION; LANGUAGE PLANNING; LANGUAGE STANDARDIZATION; Languages and literature of Eastern Asia; LEXICOGRAPHY; Oceania; ONLINE DICTIONARIES; P1-1091; PD1-7159; Philology. Linguistics; PL1-8844; PSYCHOLOGI-CAL FACTOR; RESTRICTED DICTIONARIES; SOCIOLINGUISTICS
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URL: https://doi.org/10.5788/19--447
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Werner Hüllen. English Dictionaries 800–1700: The Topical Tradition / Werner Hüllen. A History of Roget's Thesaurus: Origins, Development, and Design.
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In: Lexikos, Vol 16 (2011) (2011)
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A Perspective on the Lexicographic Value of Mega Newspaper Corpora — The Case of Afrikaans in South Africa
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In: Lexikos, Vol 19 (2011) (2011)
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Implementing a Dictionary Culture in South Africa: An Attempt at a General Framework for the African Languages
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In: Lexikos, Vol 17 (2011) (2011)
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More than Twenty Years of Svensén's Handbook
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In: Lexikos, Vol 20, Iss 0 (2011) (2011)
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Standardization or Stigmatization? Challenges Confronting Lexicography and Terminography in Sesotho sa Leboa
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In: Lexikos, Vol 18 (2011) (2011)
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An Analysis of The Oxford Guide to Practical Lexicography (Atkins and Rundell 2008)
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In: Lexikos, Vol 18 (2011) (2011)
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Creolizing the canon: engagements with legacy and relation in contemporary postcolonial Caribbean writing
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Cultural translation problems with special reference to English/Arabic advertisements
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