Dictionaries. An International Encyclopedia of Lexicography

Dictionaries. An International Encyclopedia of Lexicography

Author: Rufus Gouws

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2013-12-18

Total Pages: 1596

ISBN-13: 3110238136

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The basis for this additional volume are the three volumes of the handbooks Dictionaries. An International Encyclopedia of Lexicography (HSK 5.1–5.3), published between 1989 and 1991. An updating has been perceived as an important desideratum for a considerable time. In the present Supplementary Volume the premises and subjects of HSK 5.1–5.3 are complemented by new articles that take account of the practice-internal and theoretical developments of the last 15 years. Special attention has been given to the following topics: the status and function of lexicographic reference works, the history of lexicography, the theory of lexicography, lexicographic processes, lexicographic training and lexicographic institutions, new metalexicographic methods, electronic and, especially, computer-assisted lexicography.


Dictionary of Languages

Dictionary of Languages

Author: Andrew Dalby

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 1648

ISBN-13: 9780231115681

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This guide to the languages of the world details more than 400 languages in a clear A-Z style.


An International Bibliography of African Lexicons

An International Bibliography of African Lexicons

Author: Melvin K. Hendrix

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 9780810814783

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Contains 3,500 entries, representing almost 700 African languages and over 200 dialects, spanning over 400 years of African lexicographical writing and research.


Festschrift Rufus H. Gouws

Festschrift Rufus H. Gouws

Author: Willem Botha

Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1920338950

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The range of languages covered by the lexicographicÿinvestigations reported on, e.g. Afrikaans, English,ÿNorthern Sotho, Yilumbu, Fang, French and Dutchÿis a clear indication of the wide-ranging influence ofÿRufus Gouws, to whom the work is dedicated.


Shona-English, English-Shona (ChiShona) Dictionary and Phrasebook

Shona-English, English-Shona (ChiShona) Dictionary and Phrasebook

Author: Aquilina Mawadza

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780781808132

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Shona, a Bantu language, is spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique by 8 million people. This dictionary and phrasebook features the ChiShona dialect. Included are vocabulary sections, a phrasebook, pronunciation tips, a brief outline of the language's grammar and information about local culture.


Rights After Wrongs

Rights After Wrongs

Author: Shannon Morreira

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2016-05-25

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0804799091

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The international legal framework of human rights presents itself as universal. But rights do not exist as a mere framework; they are enacted, practiced, and debated in local contexts. Rights After Wrongs ethnographically explores the chasm between the ideals and the practice of human rights. Specifically, it shows where the sweeping colonial logics of Western law meets the lived experiences, accumulated histories, and humanitarian debts present in post-colonial Zimbabwe. Through a comprehensive survey of human rights scholarship, Shannon Morreira explores the ways in which the global framework of human rights is locally interpreted, constituted, and contested in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Musina and Cape Town, South Africa. Presenting the stories of those who lived through the violent struggles of the past decades, Morreira shows how supposedly universal ideals become localized in the context of post-colonial Southern Africa. Rights After Wrongs uncovers the disconnect between the ways human rights appear on paper and the ways in which it is possible for people to use and understand them in everyday life.