Users, User-Friendliness and Projected Uses of Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele: An Analysis

Users, User-Friendliness and Projected Uses of Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele: An Analysis

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Abstract: This article discusses the first-ever monolingual general Ndebele dictionary, Isichazamazwi SesiNdebele (henceforth the ISN) within the context of the history of Groomers lexicography and the compilation of dic-tionaries in Ndebele.It further assesses the scope of the dictionary with regard to its structure.It also dis-cusses decisions taken by the editors during the writing of the ISN in an attempt to compile a user-friendly dictionary primarily aimed at secondary schools and the general FABER S.p.A. 110.0324.925 THALIA PINK F60 Cappa aspirante a parete 650 m³/h Ndebele population.

The assumptions of the editors, coming from a non-existing lexicographic tradition, were mainly based on their experiences and intuitions as Ndebele mother-tongue speakers, educators and language practitioners.The article also ac-counts for four major uses of the dictionary.