@article{Botha_1, title={Die <i>WAT</i> en etimologie: Word die kringloop voltooi?}, volume={6}, url={https://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1030}, DOI={10.5788/6-1-1030}, abstractNote={<p>&lt;b&gt;The &lt;i&gt;WAT&lt;/i&gt; and etymology: Will the cycle be completed?&lt;/b&gt;</p> <p>Afrikaans historical lexicography is a neglected discipline and to a large extent metalexicographers hold the overall-descriptive Afrikaans dictionary, Die &lt;i&gt;Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal&lt;/i&gt;, responsible for this state of affairs. The &lt;i&gt;WAT&lt;/i&gt;, however, describes itself as a synchronic dictionary aimed at describing the present usage of Afrikaans. Limited etymological information is included. Ironically it was the ideal of the first editor of the &lt;i&gt;WAT&lt;/i&gt; that it should contain concise etymological information on the whole of the Afrikaans lexicon. This task however, proved to be well beyond his reach and future editors did not believe a historical description of Afrikaans to be the aim of the synchronic &lt;i&gt;WAT&lt;/i&gt;. Practical proposals are made for the satisfactory presentation of etymological information on the Afrikaans lexicon.</p><p> </p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Lexikos}, author={Botha, Willem}, year={1}, month={1} }