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Authors: Gouws, R.H.; Prinsloo, D.J.

Source: International Journal of Lexicography, Volume 18, Number 1, March 2005 , pp. 25-46(22)

Abstract:

The article gives a brief theoretical discussion of left-expanded microstructures. This approach is used to introduce the notion of left-expanded article structures. The latter is then described in some detail and employed as lemmatisation strategy for Bantu-language dictionaries. It will be argued, against the background of the user-perspective, that such a lemmatisation strategy has certain advantages over stem lemmatisation for conjunctively written Bantu languages especially in cases where stem identification is problematic. This strategy also offers a solution for bridging disjunctively and conjunctively written Bantu languages in bilingual or multilingual dictionaries. A brief overview will be given of the morphological structures especially of nouns and verbs in Bantu languages, that are relevant to the lexicographer, as well as of dominant lexicographic traditions. Arguments will be based upon a number of Bantu languages spoken in South Africa that are, from a lexicographic point of view, representative of the Bantu language family.

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Left-expanded Article Structures in Bantu with Special Reference to isiZulu and Sepedi