The Effects of Shona Language Change onMonolingual Lexicography: The Need for a Revised Alphabet

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William Zivenge¹  Maxwell Kadenge²  Gift Mheta³ 

[1] Department of African Languages and Culture, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe;Department of Linguistics, University ofthe Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Afr;Department of Linguistics, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

关键词: LANGUAGE CHANGE;    ALLEX;    LEXICON;    SEGMENT;    SUPRASEGMENT;    ALPHABET;    LEXICOGRAPHY;    ASSIMILATION;    BORROWING;    ADOPTION;    ARTICULATION;    SOUNDS;   

DOI  :  10.5788/20-0-164

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: In this article, the phenomenon of Shona language change, its effects on lexicography and the need for a revised alphabet are discussed. Because of the defective Shona alphabet, lexicographers at the African Languages

【 授权许可】

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