Borrowing and Dictionary Compilation: The Case of the Indigenous South African Languages

Lexikos

Munzhedzi James Mafela¹ 

[1] Department of African Languages, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

关键词: BORROWING;    DICTIONARY COMPILATION;    INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES;    LEXICON;    MORPHEME;    VOCABULARY;    DEVELOPING LANGUAGES;    LOAN WORDS;    TERMINOLOGY;    ETYMOLOGY;    LEXICOGRAPHY;   

DOI  :  10.5788/20-0-162

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Buro Van Die Woordeboek Van Die Afrikaanse Taal

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Borrowing occurs when a language adds a word from another language to its own lexicon. Languages in neighbouring regions often borrow from each other. In South Africa, there are over nine indigenous languages, in addition

【 授权许可】

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