Optimising Data Utilisation in Lexicography: The Case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary

Despite of rapid progress in Southern Africa in the direction of multifunctionality of lexical databases through the advent of generic lexicographic software, a considerable number of lexicographic projects — especially in Khoe and Saan languages — still use or have recently used a word processor wi...

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Autor principal:	Wilfrid Heinrich Gerhard Haacke
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Lenguaje:	AF DE EN FR NL
Publicado:	Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT 2012
Materias:	automatisation compilation software data retrieval database configuration database report flat-file database form information generation khoekhoe khoesaan dictionaries lexicography lookup facilities multifunctionality query facilities retrieval facilities software tones Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL1-8844 Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages PD1-7159
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4e355e725b2647a78ecaf5d5426af0ae2021-12-03T07:34:17ZOptimising Data Utilisation in Lexicography: The Case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary10.5788/22-1-10141684-49042224-0039https://doaj.org/article/4e355e725b2647a78ecaf5d5426af0ae2012-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1014https://doaj.org/toc/1684-4904https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0039Despite of rapid progress in Southern Africa in the direction of multifunctionality of lexical databases through the advent of generic lexicographic software, a considerable number of lexicographic projects — especially in Khoe and Saan languages — still use or have recently used a word processor with the sole objective of compiling a printed dictionary. Hence the present paper expounds on the case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary Project, how in the early 1990s some off-the-shelf DOS-based database software was configured as part of a "home-grown" custom-made dictionary writing system. It is demonstrated in a non-technical way that the use of a structured database with fully-fledged retrieval facilities allows for the far-reaching elimination of human error in a dictionary, for the automatisation of processes like language reversal and sorting, and, finally, for the significantly enhanced usability of the data for purposes other than fixed media dictionary compilation. Compiling a dictionary without extensive query facilities as offered by tabular databases, is argued to be a lost opportunity, as it should be possible to utilise lexicographic data for more than just lexicography. By 2010 the data was accommodated in open source software to ensure its optimal survival in digital form for future use.Wilfrid Heinrich Gerhard HaackeWoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WATarticleautomatisationcompilation softwaredata retrievaldatabase configurationdatabase reportflat-file databaseforminformation generationkhoekhoekhoesaan dictionarieslexicographylookup facilitiesmultifunctionalityquery facilitiesretrieval facilitiessoftwaretonesPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844Germanic languages. Scandinavian languagesPD1-7159AFDEENFRNLLexikos, Vol 22, Pp 382-405 (2012)
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topic	automatisation compilation software data retrieval database configuration database report flat-file database form information generation khoekhoe khoesaan dictionaries lexicography lookup facilities multifunctionality query facilities retrieval facilities software tones Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL1-8844 Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages PD1-7159
spellingShingle	automatisation compilation software data retrieval database configuration database report flat-file database form information generation khoekhoe khoesaan dictionaries lexicography lookup facilities multifunctionality query facilities retrieval facilities software tones Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PL1-8844 Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages PD1-7159 Wilfrid Heinrich Gerhard Haacke Optimising Data Utilisation in Lexicography: The Case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary
description	Despite of rapid progress in Southern Africa in the direction of multifunctionality of lexical databases through the advent of generic lexicographic software, a considerable number of lexicographic projects — especially in Khoe and Saan languages — still use or have recently used a word processor with the sole objective of compiling a printed dictionary. Hence the present paper expounds on the case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary Project, how in the early 1990s some off-the-shelf DOS-based database software was configured as part of a "home-grown" custom-made dictionary writing system. It is demonstrated in a non-technical way that the use of a structured database with fully-fledged retrieval facilities allows for the far-reaching elimination of human error in a dictionary, for the automatisation of processes like language reversal and sorting, and, finally, for the significantly enhanced usability of the data for purposes other than fixed media dictionary compilation. Compiling a dictionary without extensive query facilities as offered by tabular databases, is argued to be a lost opportunity, as it should be possible to utilise lexicographic data for more than just lexicography. By 2010 the data was accommodated in open source software to ensure its optimal survival in digital form for future use.
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title	Optimising Data Utilisation in Lexicography: The Case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary
title_short	Optimising Data Utilisation in Lexicography: The Case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary
title_full	Optimising Data Utilisation in Lexicography: The Case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary
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title_full_unstemmed	Optimising Data Utilisation in Lexicography: The Case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary
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Optimising Data Utilisation in Lexicography: The Case of the Khoekhoegowab Dictionary

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