IsiXhosa Lexicography: Past, Present and Future

IsiXhosa Lexicography: Past, Present and Future

This article presents a panoramic and critical overview of isiXhosa lexicography and its impact on the intellectualisation of this indigenous South African language. The history of isi­Xhosa lexicography dates back more than two centuries. However, there still exists a need for dic­tionaries that se...

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Main Authors: Dion Nkomo, Zola Wababa
Format: article
Language:AF
DE
EN
FR
NL
Published: Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT 2013
Subjects:
isixhosa lexicography
isixhosa dictionaries
xhosa dictionary project
national lexicography units
isixhosa national lexicography unit
national dictionary
south african lexicography
research-based lexi­cography
dictionary culture
Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages
PD1-7159
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9dba2ddbbc34459ab6a98a2fbe7f3abf
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