Duramazwi reDudziramutauro neUvaranomwe against the Background of Shona Lexicography

Duramazwi reDudziramutauro neUvaranomwe against the Background of Shona Lexicography

Abstract: This article considers and analyses Duramazwi reDudziramutauro neUvaranomwe (henceforth DRU), a 2007 product of the University of Zimbabwe's African Languages Research Institute (ALRI). It evaluates DRU which is the first terminological dictionary dealing with Shona literary and lingu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gift Mheta, Maxwell Kadenge
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT 2011-10-01
Series:Lexikos
Subjects:
BILINGUAL
COLLECTION
COMPILATION
COMPUTATIONAL
CORPUS
DEFI-NITION
DEVELOPMENT
ENTRY
HEADWORD
LEXICOGRAPHY
LINGUISTIC
LITERARY
MACROSTRUCTURE
MICROSTRUCTURE
MONOLINGUAL
SELECTION
TERMINOLOGY
Online Access:http://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/185
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Summary:Abstract: This article considers and analyses Duramazwi reDudziramutauro neUvaranomwe (henceforth DRU), a 2007 product of the University of Zimbabwe's African Languages Research Institute (ALRI). It evaluates DRU which is the first terminological dictionary dealing with Shona literary and linguistic terms. Furthermore it traces the compilation process of this dictionary, describing the stages of collection, selection, entry and definition of terms. It also examines the microstructure and the macrostructure of DRU aimed at target users who are both students and teachers in high schools and tertiary institutions offering Shona as a subject or course.
ISSN:1684-4904
2224-0039

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