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dc.contributor.author Dladla, Celimpilo P.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-24T10:41:12Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-24T10:41:12Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.identifier.issn Print: 2521-0262
dc.identifier.issn Online: 2662-012X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4712
dc.description Journal article published in African Perspectives of Research in Teaching and Learning Journal Issue 3, Volume 8, 2024 Special Issue en_US
dc.description.abstract Bilingual dictionaries in previously marginalised indigenous African languages often provide lemmata equivalents without definitions as is the nature of most bilingual dictionaries. The structure of bilingual dictionaries needs to be improved to include definitions and information. To this end, this paper investigates how bilingual dictionaries can be enhanced through a qualitative content analysis of lemmata from the Scholar’s IsiZulu Dictionary by G.R Dent and C.L.S. Nyembezi (2009). A simple random sampling strategy was employed to select subject-specific lemmata that would contribute to the data analysed for the study. The microstructure of the resource was analysed using the Theory of Lexicographic Functions (Bergenholzt & Tarp, 2003) which considers the user profile, user needs, user situation, and lexicographic function. The element of user needs from this theory was used for this study, postulating that etymological data can enhance the acquisition of epistemological knowledge of users who speak African languages. This study revealed that an etymology-based dictionary structure does not only clarify scientific terminology to the user but also enhances the intellectual power of languages in education, thus increasing their potential of producing better education outcomes for students. en_US
dc.format.extent 12 pages en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher African Perspectives of Research in Teaching and Learning Journal (APORTAL) en_US
dc.relation.requires PDF en_US
dc.subject Bilingual dictionaries en_US
dc.subject Bilingualised dictionaries en_US
dc.subject Epistemological knowledge en_US
dc.subject Language hegemony en_US
dc.subject Lexicography en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Education -- Dictionaries en_US
dc.subject.lcsh African languages en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Lexicography en_US
dc.subject.lcsh English language -- Dictionaries en_US
dc.subject.lcsh African languages -- Etymology en_US
dc.title An etymologically based lexicographic approach for developing encyclopaedic pedagogical dictionaries in African languages en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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