- Title
- How Great is thy Dictionary? Cross-referencing as a Lexicographic Device in The Greater Dictionary of (isi) Xhosa
- Creator
- Nkomo, Dion
- Creator
- Nosilela, Bulelwa
- Creator
- Gambushe, Wanga
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2022
- Date
- 2022
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/467979
- Identifier
- vital:76996
- Identifier
- DOI:10.5788/32-3-1736
- Description
- Inspired by Willem Botha's reflections on the compilation of the multi-volume Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT) in Botha (1994; 2005), this study offers a critical evaluation of cross-referencing in The Greater Dictionary of (isi) Xhosa, henceforth the GDX. The GDX is a tri-volume dictionary, possibly the biggest dictionary, not only in isiXhosa, but in African languages. The evaluation of the dictionary is guided by the notion of cross-reference conditions or cross-reference prerequisites to identify cross-references used in the GDX, analyse the relations revealed by crossreferencing and the effectiveness of the entire mediostructural organisation of the dictionary. The article notes that cross-referencing in the GDX seems to be guided by a generally well-conceived set of guidelines which were largely followed meticulously. Consistency generally prevails in the treatment of similar lexical items and even across the different volumes of the dictionary. Some cross-referencing aspects that could be improved were identified. However, it was noted that most of them would be easily addressed in the prospective digitisation project of the GDX.
- Format
- 24 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Lexikos
- Relation
- Nkomo, D., Nosilela, B. and Gambushe, W., 2022. How Great is thy Dictionary? Cross-referencing as a Lexicographic Device in The Greater Dictionary of (isi) Xhosa. Lexikos, 32(spe2), pp.166-190
- Relation
- Lexikos volume 32 number spe 2 166 190 2022 2224-0039
- Rights
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- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Lexikos Statement (https://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/about)
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Nosilela, Bulelwa B (Mrs)
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