Innovation and compromise in K. Endemann's dictionary of the Sotho language (1911)

Autor:	Inge Kosch
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Linguistics and Language Literature and Literary Theory Best practice Lemmatisation Compromise media_common.quotation_subject Bantu languages Popularity Language and Linguistics language.human_language Linguistics User group language Sociology Orthography Sotho language media_common
Zdroj:	South African Journal of African Languages. 31:110-120
ISSN:	2305-1159 0257-2117
DOI:	10.1080/02572117.2011.10587359
Popis:	This article seeks to highlight some lexicographic features of the dictionary of the Sotho language by K. Endemann against the backdrop of best practices of dictionary compilation today. Over the last century the dictionary, entitled Worterbuch der Sotho-Sprache (1911), has elicited mixed reactions from Bantu scholars, some acknowledging the invaluable contribution it has made to the development of the Sotho languages, others criticizing it for reasons that typically constitute violations of good lexicographic conduct. Whether the reactions were complimentary or otherwise, the dictionary never gained popularity as a reference book. It did not influence later lexicographic development or orthographic conventions to any great extent, mainly because it was compiled for use by a specific target user group and because an orthography was employed that has become obsolete. It will be shown how Endemann dealt in an innovative manner with the lemmatization of items in the Sotho languages, but also how he violated ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::d3f0b1a536af4d1ec49664a9f62b276f https://doi.org/10.1080/02572117.2011.10587359 Zobrazit plný text záznamu