Lexicographic training at the Bureau of the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse taal

Since 1995, the Bureau of the WAT has developed several training courses for students and other persons interested in gaining insight into and practical experience of the planning, compilation and management of a dictionary. This article summarizes the courses offered. Keywords: general lexicography, computer lexicography, co-operative training, dictionary typology, dictionary planning, dictionary compilation, dictionary managemen

Aspekte van sintaktiese inligting in verklarende Afrikaanse woordeboeke

English Title: Aspects of syntactic information in descriptive Afrikaans dictionaries English AbstractSyntactic information is not presented in a consistent manner in the articles of lexical and multilexical lemmas in descriptive Afrikaans dictionaries. New terminology and information resulting from linguistic research are seldom portrayed. Three slots for syntactic information in the article of a lemma are suggested: a slot for a lexical item classification, a slot for information on the typical syntactic behaviour of a lemma and a third slot for usage examples in which explicit information on non-typical syntactic behaviour is provided. Ways are suggested for the presentation of syntactic information in the articles of multilexical lemmas. Practical proposals are made for the reflection of new terminology and information resulting from linguistic research.Keywords: adjunct, fixed expressions, lexical item classification, loan-word phrases, multilexical lemmas, non-typical syntactic behaviour, prepositional phrases, syntactic information, typical syntactic behaviou

Ek meneer en jy meneer: hoe word master dan gesmeer?

English Title: A New Approach to the Treatment of Racist Lexical ItemsEnglish AbstractViews on the treatment of racist lexical items are marked by the two extreme viewpoints of exclusion and inclusion with exhaustive treatment. Exclusion may be judged by posterity as falsification of history and inclusion with exhaustive treatment as insensitivity. The article focuses on a new approach in the way of inclusion with limited visible treatment. Racist lexical items are included in the printed dictionary, but with limited and sensitive treatment. An exhaustive treatment in electronic format is however available to the dictionary user on request.Keywords: limited visible treatment, electronic treatment, encoding, exclusion, inclusion, macrostructure, microstructure, racist lexical item

Los of vas geskryf: die leksikograaf, die spelreëls en die taalwerklikheid

English Title: Word Group and Complex: The Lexicographer, the Spelling Rules and the Language RealityEnglish AbstractIn the lexicon of Afrikaans there are lexical items that can occur as a word group and as a complex without a difference in meaning, e.g. rooi wyn(red wine) and rooiwyn. In some instances conflict exists between the spelling rules concerning this phenomenon and the language reality. The article deals with the treatment of the conflict by Afrikaans descriptive dictionaries. The lexicographic treatment of the conflict between spelling rules and language reality is determined by the type of dictionary involved. The inclusive dictionary is descriptive by nature and should give an honest and complete account of the language reality. The desk dictionary is prescriptive by nature and is concerned with the correct use of language as determined by, for instance, spelling rules. The 1991 edition of the Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls narrowed the gap between spelling rules and language reality and simplified the task of the lexicographer considerably. Suggestions are made for alternative treatments and the improvement of the existing treatment of lexical items occurring as word groups and complexes.Keywords: word group and complex, spelling rules, language reality, lexicographer, inclusive dictionaries, desk dictionaries, alternative treatmen

Lexicographic Training at the Bureau of the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal

<p>Since 1995, the Bureau of the WAT has developed several training courses for students and other persons interested in gaining insight into and practical experience of the planning, compilation and management of a dictionary. This article summarizes the courses offered.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>Leksikografiese opleiding by die Buro van die Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal</b></p><p>Die Buro van die WAT het sedert 1995 verskeie kursusse ontwikkel vir studente en ander persone wat daarin geïnteresseerd is om insig en praktiese ervaring te verkry in die beplanning, samestelling en bestuur van 'n woordeboek. Hierdie artikel gee 'n opsomming van die kursusse wat aangebied word.</p><p> </p&gt