Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages

<p>Abstract: The main purpose of this research article is rather bold, in that an attempt is made at a comprehensive overview of all currently available African-language Internet dictionaries. Quite surprisingly, a substantial number of such dictionaries is already available, for a lar...

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Main Author: Gilles-Maurice de Schryver
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Language:Afrikaans
Published: Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT 2011-10-01
Series:Lexikos
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Online Access:http://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/719
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spelling doaj-626e2f5c063f47f59f253625dafbc39d2020-11-25T00:37:19ZafrWoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WATLexikos1684-49042224-00392011-10-011310.5788/13--719Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African LanguagesGilles-Maurice de Schryver<p>Abstract: The main purpose of this research article is rather bold, in that an attempt is made at a comprehensive overview of all currently available African-language Internet dictionaries. Quite surprisingly, a substantial number of such dictionaries is already available, for a large number of languages, with a relatively large number of users. The key characteristics of these dictionaries and various cross-language distributions are expounded on. In a second section the first South African online dictionary interface is introduced. Although compiled by just a small number of scholars, this dictionary contains a world's first in that lexicographic customisation is implemented on various levels in real time on the Internet.</p><p>Keywords: LEXICOGRAPHY, TERMINOLOGY, DICTIONARIES, INTERNET, ONLINE, LOOK-UP MODE, BROWSE MODE, AFRICAN LANGUAGES, SESOTHO SA LEBOA, SIMULTANEOUS FEEDBACK, FUZZY SF, CUSTOMISATION</p><p>Senaganwa: Dipukuntšu tša online tše di lego mo Inthaneteng: Ponokakaretšoya maleme a Afrika. Morero wo mogolo wa taodišwana ye ya nyakišišo ke wo otiilego ka ge teko e dirilwe ka tebelelo ya kakaretšo ye e tletšego go dipukuntšu ka moka tša Inthanetetšeo di šetšego di le gona mo malemeng a Afrika. Sa go makatša ke gore go šetše go na le paloye ntši ya dipukuntšu tše bjalo mo malemeng a mantši gape di na le badiriši ba bantši. Go hlalošwadipharologantšho tše bohlokwa tša dipukuntšu tše le ka moo diphatlalatšo di dirwago ka gonagare ga maleme a mantši a go fapana. Mo karolong ya bobedi go tsebišwa pukuntšu ya online ye elego ya pele gape e lego ya makgonthe ya Afrika Borwa. Le ge e le gore pukuntšu ye e hlamilwe kedirutegi di se kae, e šetše e tšea sefoka lefaseng ka bophara. Se ke ka lebaka la gore pukuntšu ye edirilwe ka tsela yeo e lego gore dilo di ka beakanywa gore di itšweletše ka botšona gomme tšalokela batho ka moka bao ba e dirišago mo Inthaneteng ka yona nako yeo.</p><p>Mantšu a bohlokwa: TLHAMO YA DIPUKUNTŠU, TLHAMO YA MAREO, DIPUKUNTŠU,INTHANETE, ONLINE, MOKGWA WA GO NYAKA, MOKGWA WA GO LEKOLA,MALEME A AFRIKA, SESOTHO SA LEBOA, SIMULTANEOUS FEEDBACK, FUZZY SF, GOBEAKANYA DILO GORE DI BE KA MOKGWA WO O LEGO GORE O TLA GO LOKELA</p>http://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/719LEXICOGRAPHYTERMINOLOGYDICTIONARIESINTERNETONLINELOOK-UP MODEBROWSE MODEAFRICAN LANGUAGESSESOTHO SA LEBOASIMULTANEOUS FEEDBACKFUZZY SFCUSTOMISATION
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author Gilles-Maurice de Schryver
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Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages
Lexikos
LEXICOGRAPHY
TERMINOLOGY
DICTIONARIES
INTERNET
ONLINE
LOOK-UP MODE
BROWSE MODE
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
SESOTHO SA LEBOA
SIMULTANEOUS FEEDBACK
FUZZY SF
CUSTOMISATION
author_facet Gilles-Maurice de Schryver
author_sort Gilles-Maurice de Schryver
title Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages
title_short Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages
title_full Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages
title_fullStr Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages
title_full_unstemmed Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages
title_sort online dictionaries on the internet: an overview for the african languages
publisher Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT
series Lexikos
issn 1684-4904
2224-0039
publishDate 2011-10-01
description <p>Abstract: The main purpose of this research article is rather bold, in that an attempt is made at a comprehensive overview of all currently available African-language Internet dictionaries. Quite surprisingly, a substantial number of such dictionaries is already available, for a large number of languages, with a relatively large number of users. The key characteristics of these dictionaries and various cross-language distributions are expounded on. In a second section the first South African online dictionary interface is introduced. Although compiled by just a small number of scholars, this dictionary contains a world's first in that lexicographic customisation is implemented on various levels in real time on the Internet.</p><p>Keywords: LEXICOGRAPHY, TERMINOLOGY, DICTIONARIES, INTERNET, ONLINE, LOOK-UP MODE, BROWSE MODE, AFRICAN LANGUAGES, SESOTHO SA LEBOA, SIMULTANEOUS FEEDBACK, FUZZY SF, CUSTOMISATION</p><p>Senaganwa: Dipukuntšu tša online tše di lego mo Inthaneteng: Ponokakaretšoya maleme a Afrika. Morero wo mogolo wa taodišwana ye ya nyakišišo ke wo otiilego ka ge teko e dirilwe ka tebelelo ya kakaretšo ye e tletšego go dipukuntšu ka moka tša Inthanetetšeo di šetšego di le gona mo malemeng a Afrika. Sa go makatša ke gore go šetše go na le paloye ntši ya dipukuntšu tše bjalo mo malemeng a mantši gape di na le badiriši ba bantši. Go hlalošwadipharologantšho tše bohlokwa tša dipukuntšu tše le ka moo diphatlalatšo di dirwago ka gonagare ga maleme a mantši a go fapana. Mo karolong ya bobedi go tsebišwa pukuntšu ya online ye elego ya pele gape e lego ya makgonthe ya Afrika Borwa. Le ge e le gore pukuntšu ye e hlamilwe kedirutegi di se kae, e šetše e tšea sefoka lefaseng ka bophara. Se ke ka lebaka la gore pukuntšu ye edirilwe ka tsela yeo e lego gore dilo di ka beakanywa gore di itšweletše ka botšona gomme tšalokela batho ka moka bao ba e dirišago mo Inthaneteng ka yona nako yeo.</p><p>Mantšu a bohlokwa: TLHAMO YA DIPUKUNTŠU, TLHAMO YA MAREO, DIPUKUNTŠU,INTHANETE, ONLINE, MOKGWA WA GO NYAKA, MOKGWA WA GO LEKOLA,MALEME A AFRIKA, SESOTHO SA LEBOA, SIMULTANEOUS FEEDBACK, FUZZY SF, GOBEAKANYA DILO GORE DI BE KA MOKGWA WO O LEGO GORE O TLA GO LOKELA</p>
topic LEXICOGRAPHY
TERMINOLOGY
DICTIONARIES
INTERNET
ONLINE
LOOK-UP MODE
BROWSE MODE
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
SESOTHO SA LEBOA
SIMULTANEOUS FEEDBACK
FUZZY SF
CUSTOMISATION
url http://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/719
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