A critical evaluation of the paradigm approach in Sepedi lemmatisation - the Groot Noord-Sotho Woordeboek as a case in point

dc.contributor.authorPrinsloo, Danie J. (Daniel Jacobus), 1953-
dc.contributor.emaildanie.prinsloo@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-10T12:16:46Z
dc.date.available2014-12-10T12:16:46Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionThis article was the basis of a shortened version presented as a paper at the Nineteenth Annual International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography (AFRILEX), which was hosted by the Research Unit for Language and Literature in the SA Context, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa, 1–3 July 2014.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis article gives a critical evaluation of the paradigm approach of the Groot Noord-Sotho Woordeboek to the lemmatisation of verbs and nouns derived from verbs. The verb stem -roba 'break' with its complicated system of derivations will be taken as a case in point. The paradigm presented for -roba will be evaluated in terms of structure, occurrence in Sepedi corpora and dictionaries, actual use by mother-tongue speakers, user-friendliness, contextualisation versus decontextualisation in relation to the cross-referencing system and space utilisation. Bringing together, and lexicographically treating all these forms for a single verb surely is a lexicographic achievement. The question, however, is to what extent such an approach is useful in respect of forms likely to be looked up by dictionary users, whether all of these forms actually exist, how user-friendly the approach and presentation is, if comment on semantics is sufficient and consistent and whether such a lumping approach actually saves space in contrast to entering derivations as main lemmas in a splitting approach.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractHierdie artikel gee 'n kritiese evaluering van die paradigmabenadering tot die Groot Noord-Sotho Woordeboek tot die lemmatisering van werkwoorde en naamwoorde wat van werkwoorde afgelei is. Die werkwoordstam -roba 'breek' met sy komplekse sisteem van afleidings word as voorbeeld geneem. Die paradigma wat vir -roba aangebied word, sal in terme van struktuur, werklike gebruik deur moedertaalsprekers, voorkoms in Sepedikorpusse, gebruikersvriendelikheid, kontekstualisering versus dekontekstualisering ten opsigte van die kruisverwysingstelsel en ruimtebenutting geëvalueer word. Die byeenbring, en leksikografiese bewerking van al hierdie vorme vir 'n enkele werkwoord is sonder twyfel 'n leksikografiese prestasie. Die vraag is egter tot watter mate dit nuttig is ten opsigte van vorme wat waarskynlik deur woordeboekgebruikers opgesoek sal word, of al hierdie vorme werklik bestaan, hoe gebruikersvriendelik die benadering en aanbieding is, of semantiese kommentaar voldoende en konsekwent is, en of so 'n saamgevoegde benadering werklik ruimte bespaar in teenstelling met die aanbieding van afleidings as afsonderlike hooflemmas in 'n opgedeelde benadering.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2014en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipGrant from the German Ministry for Education and Research, administered by the DAAD and (b) supported in part by the National Research Foundation of South Africa (grant specific unique reference number (UID) 85763).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://lexikos.journals.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPrinsloo, DJ 2014, 'A critical evaluation of the paradigm approach in Sepedi lemmatisation - the Groot Noord-Sotho Woordeboek as a case in point ', Lexikos, vol. 24, pp. 251-271.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1684-4904 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2224-0039 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/42929
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBuro van die WATen_ZA
dc.rightsSU LISen_ZA
dc.subjectLexicographyen_ZA
dc.subjectSepedien_ZA
dc.subjectLexicographic traditionsen_ZA
dc.subjectLemmatisation strategiesen_ZA
dc.subjectLeksikografieen_ZA
dc.subjectLeksikografiese tradisiesen_ZA
dc.subjectLemmatiseringstrategieeen_ZA
dc.subjectThe verb stem-robaen_ZA
dc.subjectDie werkwoordstam-robaen_ZA
dc.titleA critical evaluation of the paradigm approach in Sepedi lemmatisation - the Groot Noord-Sotho Woordeboek as a case in pointen_ZA
dc.title.alternativeKritiese evaluering van die paradigmabenadering tot Sepedi-lemmatisering - die Groot Noord-Sotho Woordeboek as voorbeelden_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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