A critical evaluation of three Sesotho dictionaries

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dc.contributor.author Setaka, Mmasibidi
dc.contributor.author Prinsloo, Danie J. (Daniel Jacobus), 1953-
dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-18T14:39:19Z
dc.date.available 2021-06-18T14:39:19Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.description.abstract This article gives a perspective on Sesotho lexicography and a critical analysis of themacrostructures and microstructures of three selected Sesotho dictionaries. The monolingual paper dictionary Sethantšo sa Sesotho, the bilingual paper dictionary Southern Sotho–English Dictionary and the Sesotho online Bukantswe v.3 are evaluated. Their virtues and shortcomings as reference works will be viewed against dictionaries of high lexicographic achievement in order to establish to what extent they fulfil the most basic requirements of macrostructures and microstructures. The incon-sistencies addressed in this article reflect the need for Sesotho lexicographers to use corpora in dictionary compilation in order to enhance the quality of entries on both microstructural and macro-structural levels. It will be argued that much more research and description of lexicographic issues is required to bring Sesotho lexicography on a par with its sister languages, Sepedi and Setswana and with good dictionaries for major languages of the world. After decades in existence, currently available Sesotho dictionaries are in dire need for revision and new dictionaries aimed at specific target users should be compiled. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract Hierdieartikel gee 'n perspektief op Sesotho-leksikografie en 'n kritiese ontleding van die makrostrukture en mikrostrukture van drie geselekteerde Sesotho woordeboeke. Die eentalige papierwoordeboek Sethantšo sa Sesotho, die tweetalige papierwoordeboek Southern Sotho–English Dictionary en die Sesotho online Bukantswe v.3 word geëvalueer. Hulle deugde en tekortkominge as naslaanwerke sal beskou word teenoor woordeboeke van hoë leksikografiese gehalte om vas te stel in watter mate hulle aan die mees basiese vereistes van makrostrukture en mikrostrukture voldoen. Die teenstrydighede wat in hierdie artikel aangespreek word, weerspieël die noodsaaklikheid dat Sesotho leksikograwe korpora in woordeboeksamestelling gebruik om die gehalte van inskrywings op mikrostrukturele sowel as makrostrukturele vlak te verhoog. Daar sal geargumenteer word dat baie meer navorsing en beskrywing van leksikografiese kwessies nodig is om die leksikografie van Sesotho op gelyke voet te bring met die sustertale Sepedi en Setswana asook met goeie woordeboeke van wêreldtale. Na dekades van gebruik, moet die Sesotho woordeboeke wat tans beskikbaar is dringend hersien word en nuwe woordeboeke saamgestel word wat op spesifieke teikengebruikers gerig is. en_ZA
dc.description.department African Languages en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2021 en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) and the National Research Foundation of South Africa. en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://lexikos.journals.ac.za en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.wat.co.za/index.php/en/publications/lexikos en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Setaka, M.S. & Prinsloo, D.J. 2020, ' A critical evaluation of three Sesotho dictionaries', Lexikos, vol. 30, pp. 445-469. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1684-4904 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2224-0039 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.5788/30-1-1592
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80386
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Buro van die WAT en_ZA
dc.rights Buro van die WAT en_ZA
dc.subject Lexicography en_ZA
dc.subject Dictionaries en_ZA
dc.subject Corpora en_ZA
dc.subject Lemmatisation en_ZA
dc.subject Lemma treatment en_ZA
dc.subject Concordances en_ZA
dc.subject Microstructure en_ZA
dc.subject Macrostructure en_ZA
dc.subject Leksikografie en_ZA
dc.subject Woordeboeke en_ZA
dc.subject Sesotho en_ZA
dc.subject Korpora en_ZA
dc.subject Lemmatisering en_ZA
dc.subject Lemmabewerking en_ZA
dc.subject Konkordansies en_ZA
dc.subject Mikrostruktuur en_ZA
dc.subject Makrostruktuur en_ZA
dc.subject.other Humanities articles SDG-04
dc.subject.other SDG-04: Quality education
dc.title A critical evaluation of three Sesotho dictionaries en_ZA
dc.title.alternative Kritiese evaluering van drie Sesotho woordeboeke en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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