Browsing African Languages Research Institute (ALRI) by Author "Mpofu, Nomalanga"
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The Compilation of the Shona - English Biomedical Dictionary: Problems and Challenges
Mpofu, Nomalanga; Mangoya, Esau (Bureau of the WAT, 2005)The bilingual Shona-English dictionary of biomedical terms, Duramazwi reUrapi neUtano, was compiled with the aim of improving the efficiency of communication between doctor and patient. The dictionary is composed of terms ... -
Cultural Aspects in the Shona Monolingual Dictionary Duramanzwi Guru reChishona
Mpofu, Nomalanga (Bureau of the WAT, 2003)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 ... -
Lexicographical Developments in the Shona Language as Reflected in Making of the Duramanzwi Guru reChishona (DGS)
Mpofu, Nomalanga (University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)This article traces lexicographical developments in Shona, one of the major languages of Zimbabwe, with particular focus on corpus building and the role the corpus has played in Shona lexicography in the past hundred or ... -
Problems of Equivalence in Shona- English Bilingual Dictionaries
Mpofu, Nomalanga (Bureau of the WAT, 2001)In compiling bilingual dictionaries, lexicographers are mostly concerned with seman- tic equivalence. As a result, the practice of bilingual dictionary compilers is usually that of giving one-word equivalents. However, ...