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The Compilation of the Shona - English Biomedical Dictionary: Problems and Challenges
(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
(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 ... -
Defining Formats and Corpus-based examples in the General Ndebele Dictionary, Isichazamazwi Sesindebele: A Critical Analysis
(2006-03-24)In this paper the writer critically evaluates the defining formats that were used in defining headwords in the first-ever-monolingual General Ndebele Dictionary, Isichazamazwi SeSiNdebele(ISN). The emphasis in the ISN was ... -
The Effects Of Shona Language Change On Monolingual Lexicography:The Need For A Revised Alphabet.
(2005-11-04)In this paper the writer discuses the phenomenon of Shona language change, its effects on lexicography and the need for a revised alphabet. Lexicographers at African Languages Research Institute (ALRI) encounter problems ... -
Lexicographical Developments in the Shona Language as Reflected in Making of the Duramanzwi Guru reChishona (DGS)
(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 ... -
Linguistic Variation in Shona with Special Reference to Monolingual Dictionaries
(Bureau of the WAT, 2003)This article focuses on the problems lexicographers of monolingual dictionaries face when dealing with a language characterised by differences associated with geographical variation. The article specifically seeks to explore ... -
Mvana and Their Children: The Language of the Shona People as it Relates to Women and Womens’ Space
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2003)Research elsewhere, within English and other languages, has shown that linguistic behaviour is one of the keys to understanding the nature and status of women in the attitudes transmitted through language (Frank and ... -
Problems of Equivalence in Shona- English Bilingual Dictionaries
(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, ... -
The Treatment of Taboo and Offensive Words in Isichazamazwi Sesindebele (ISN): an Analysis
(2006-03-23)This paper identifies and analysis taboo and offensive words in the Isichazamazwi sesiNdebele henceforth referred to as the ISN. Focus is on these headwords as they are seen as requiring special attention in their definitions ...
