Imagine something with me. There is a country which, much like many in the world, has many speakers of many languages. This country is a part of one of the many places in Africa colonised by Europeans since the 15th century. Over the 500 years since colonies of Europeans first touched its shores, only a […]
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Bridges
Yesterday, in therapy (because am broken, as should be obvious to anyone reading this) I didn’t start with any negative things or gripes or complaints – but I did end up talking about bridges. No, you idiot. Not the physical structure. It’s a metaphor. In this case, I am a bridge. In fact, I am […]
a keynote presentation at the UniZul Conference on Sustainable Information representing: South African National Lexicography Units & South African Heritage Publishers For more information, you can visit http://www.saheritagepublishers.co.za or email info@saheritagepublishers.co.za. [greeting in isiZulu, explaining who I am and why I am here, and introducing the topic to everyone] Which word does one use for […]
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Dictionaries, anyone?
There are 4 fresh dictionaries on my hard drive right now, and it’s one of my jobs to get them ready for publication. What does that entail? Well, it depends on the dictionary. Do I speak all the languages involved? No. In fact, I only speak 1 of the 4 fluently. So where do I […]
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