Users, User-Friendliness and Projected Uses of Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele: An Analysis

  • Langa Khumalo Department of Linguistics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Republic of South Africa
Keywords: TARGET USER, USER-FRIENDLY, CORPUS, FRONT MATTER, BACK MATTER

Abstract

Abstract: This article discusses the first-ever monolingual general Ndebele dictionary, Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele (henceforth the ISN) within the context of the history of lexicography and the compilation of dic-tionaries in Ndebele. It further assesses the scope of the dictionary with regard to its structure. It also dis-cusses decisions taken by the editors during the writing of the ISN in an attempt to compile a user-friendly dictionary primarily aimed at secondary schools and the general Ndebele population. The assumptions of the editors, coming from a non-existing lexicographic tradition, were mainly based on their experiences and intuitions as Ndebele mother-tongue speakers, educators and language practitioners. The article also ac-counts for four major uses of the dictionary.
How to Cite
Khumalo, L. (1). Users, User-Friendliness and Projected Uses of Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele: An Analysis. Lexikos, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.5788/19-1-176
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