Abstract: The language of written business communication is characterised by the extensive use of phraseology, not only in terms of collocations and idiomatic expressions, but also of standard phrases in prototypical business genres. In any case, the phraseological information should be included in business dictionaries (in the following referred to as BDs) in accordance with the planned dictionary functions. Hence, the selection and presentation of the phraseological information should be decided by the lexicographer on the basis of the user needs alone and not on the recommendations of the phraseological literature about lexicographical practice. In this paper, I will firstly explain why lexicography and phraseology, although closely associated in a large number of studies, are quite different disciplines, and how their shared interest for dictionary practice in general is based on radically different views. I will then discuss the dictionary functions of BDs and focus on a number of concepts featuring extensive phraseological solutions to show and argue that dealing with phraseology in BDs should always keep focus on dictionary functions.
Nuwe dinge in Nuwe woorde* — 'n oorsig oor buitemikrostrukturele leksikografiese vernuwings
Abstract: New Things in New Words* — an overview of nonmicrostructural lexicographic innovations. This review article focuses on the nonmicrostructural lexicographic innovations which are apparent in the dictionary under discussion. The emerging notion of user-friendliness in modern lexicographic practice does in no way imply that lexicographic innovations should be limited to the microstructure of dictionaries. Innovative approaches to the presentation of information in the user's guide (where a user's guide exists in a dictionary!) and other elements of the front and back matter in dictionaries play as an important role in making a dictionary more user-friendly as do innovations in the microstructure. New Words/Nuwe woorde, as the newest contribution to the collection of Afrikaans translation dictionaries, exhibits some remarkable nonmicrostructural lexicographic innovations. These innovations are highlighted, evaluated and criticised in this article. Hierdie resensieartikel fokus op die niemikrostrukturele leksikografiese vernuwings wat in die woordeboek onder bespreking voorkom. Die toenemende bewustheid van gebruikersvriendelikheid in die hedendaagse leksikografiese praktyk beteken nié dat leksikografiese vernuwings tot die mikrostruktuur van woordeboeke beperk moet word nie. Vernuwende benaderings tot inligtingsaanbod in die gebruikerstoeligting (as daar een in die woordeboek is!) en ander elemente in die voor- en agterwerk van woordeboeke speel 'n ewe belangrike rol in die gebruikersvriendelik maak van woordeboeke as vernuwings op mikrostrukturele vlak. New Words/Nuwe woorde, as die nuutste toevoeging tot die versameling Afrikaanse vertalende woordeboeke, vertoon 'n aantal besondere buite-mikrostrukturele leksikografiese vernuwings. Hierdie vernuwings word in hierdie artikel uitgelig en ge valueer.
"Nuwe Woordeboek sonder Grense": A Typological and Communicative Bridge
M Steyn, L Gouws
Abstract: Within the South African lexicographical context, there have been several pleas for Afrikaans learner's and school dictionaries that incorporate innovative strategies and provide for specific identified target users and their particular problems. Nuwe Woordeboek sonder Grense (NWSG) is an Afrikaans learner's dictionary that is aimed at a specific group of users, can be used for text reception and text production and forms part of an established textbook series. Through new strategies and adaptations, this dictionary tries to form a bridge between different typological categories and to be a functional instrument for use in the classroom. In accordance with the theo-retical formulation of dictionary functions, NWSG tries to further communication through initial support in and eventual assimilation of the foreign language. In this article, theoretical insights regarding learner's dictionaries as well as practical examples from NSWG are combined to illus-trate the possibilities of a more user-friendly product.
Nuwe dinge in Nuwe woorde - 'n oorsig oar buitemikrostrukturele leksikografiese vernuwings [cached]
Lexikos , 2011, DOI: 10.5788/10--899
Abstract: : New Things in New Words? - an overview of nonmicrostructural lexicographic innovations. This review article focuses on the nonmicrostructural lexicographic innovations which are apparent in the dictionary under discussion. The emerging notion of user-friendliness in modem lexicographic practice does in no way imply that lexicographic innovations should be limited to the microstructure of dictionaries. Innovative approaches to the presentation of information in the user's guide (where a user's guide exists in a dictionary!) and other elements of the front and back matter in dictionaries playas an important role in making a dictionary more user-friendly as do innovations in the microstructure. New Words/Nuwe woorde. as the newest contribution to the collection of Afrikaans translation dictionaries, exhibits some remarkable nonmicrostructural lexicographic innovations. These innovations are highlighted, evaluated and criticised in this article. Keywords:ACCESSIBILITY; BACK MATIER; DICTIONARY USER; FRONT MATIER; INFORMATION TYPES; LEXICOGRAPHER; LEXICOGRAPHIC INNOVATIONS; LEXICOGRAPHY; MACROSTRUCTURE; MEDIOSTRUCTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONMICROSTRUCTURAL LEXICOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS; PRONUNCIATION GUIDANCE; TRANSLATION DICTIONARY; USER'S GUIDE; USER-FRIENDLINESS Opsomming: Hierdie resensieartikel fokus op die niemikrostrukturele leksikografiese vernuwingswat in die woordeboek onder bespreking voorkom. Die toenemende bewustheid van gebruikersvriendelikheidin die hedendaagse leksikografiese praktyk beteken ni~ dat leksikografiese vernuwingstot die mikrostruktuur van woordeboeke beperk moet word nie. Vemuwende benaderingstot inJigtingsaanbod in die gebruikerstoeligting (as daar een in die woordeboek is!) en anderelemente in die voor- en agterwerk van woordeboeke speel 'n ewe belangrike rol in die gebruikersvriendelikmaak van woordeboeke as vemuwings op mikrostrukturele vlak. New Words/Nuwewoorde, as die nuutste toevoeging tot die versameling Afrikaanse vertalende woordeboeke, vertoon'n aantal besondere buite-mikrostrukturele leksikografiese vemuwings. Hierdie vemuwings wordin hierdie artikel uitgelig en geevalueer. Sleutelwoorde: AGTERWERK, BUITEMIKROSTRUKTURELE LEKSIKOGRAFIESE ELEMENTE,GEBRUIKERSLEIDING, GEBRUIKERSVRIENDELIKHEID, INLIGTINGSTIPES, LEKSIKOGRAAF, LEKSIKOGRAFIE, LEKSIKOGRAFIESE VERNUWINGS, MAKROSTRUKTUUR,MEDIOSTRUKTUUR, MIKROSTRUKTUUR, TOEGANKLIKHEID, UITSPRAAKLEIDING, VERTALENOEWOORDEBOEK, VOORWERK, WOORDEBOEKGEBRUIKER
Nuwe Woordeboek sonder Grense: A Typological and Communicative Bridge [cached]
Mariza Steyn,Liezl Gouws
Lexikos , 2011, DOI: 10.5788/15-0-11
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Within the South African lexicographical context, there have been several pleas for Afrikaans learner's and school dictionaries that incorporate innovative strategies and provide for specific identified target users and their particular problems. Nuwe Woordeboek sonder Grense (NWSG) is an Afrikaans learner's dictionary that is aimed at a specific group of users, can be used for text reception and text production and forms part of an established textbook series. Through new strategies and adaptations, this dictionary tries to form a bridge between different typological categories and to be a functional instrument for use in the classroom. In accordance with the theo-retical formulation of dictionary functions, NWSG tries to further communication through initial support in and eventual assimilation of the foreign language. In this article, theoretical insights regarding learner's dictionaries as well as practical examples from NSWG are combined to illus-trate the possibilities of a more user-friendly product. Keywords: LEARNER'S DICTIONARY, USERS, TYPOLOGY, BRIDGE LANGUAGE, TEXT RECEPTION, MACROSTRUCTURE, TEXT PRODUCTION, MICRO-ARCHITECTURE, FRAME STRUCTURE ***** OPSOMMING: Nuwe Woordeboek sonder Grense: 'n Tipologiese en kommu-nikatiewe brug. Binne die Suid-Afrikaanse leksikografiese konteks is daar reeds verskeie pleidooie gerig vir Afrikaanse aanleerder- en skoolwoordeboeke wat vernuwende strategie inkor-poreer en vir spesifieke, ge dentifiseerde teikengebruikers en hul eiesoortige probleme voorsiening maak. Nuwe Woordeboek sonder Grense (NWSG) is 'n Afrikaanse aanleerderwoordeboek wat op 'n spesifieke groep leerders gerig is, vir teksresepsie en teksproduksie gebruik kan word en deel van 'n gevestigde handboekreeks uitmaak. Dié woordeboek probeer om deur nuwe strategie en aan-passings 'n brug te vorm tussen verskillende tipologiese kategorie en 'n funksionele gebruiks-instrument in die klaskamer te wees. In ooreenstemming met die teoretiese formulering van woor-deboekfunksies, probeer NWSG om kommunikasie te bevorder deur aanvanklike ondersteuning in en uiteindelike assimilering van die vreemde taal. In hierdie artikel word teoretiese insigte in ver-band met aanleerderwoordeboeke en praktiese voorbeelde uit NWSG gekombineer om die moont-likhede van 'n meer gebruikersvriendelike produk te illustreer. Sleutelwoorde: AANLEERDERWOORDEBOEK, GEBRUIKERS, TIPOLOGIE, BRUGTAAL, TEKSRESEPSIE, MAKROSTRUKTUUR, TEKSPRODUKSIE, MIKRO-ARGITEKTUUR, RAAM-STRUKTUUR
Herman L. Beyer,André K. Faul
Lexikos , 2011, DOI: 10.5788/20-0-160
Abstract: ABSTRACT: This article reports on a survey conducted in 2009 among students registering for their first year of study at the University of Namibia. The aim of the study was to determine these school leavers' concepts of 'a dictionary' and to what extent they perceive dictionaries to be of potential help in satisfying needs for specific types of linguistic information. Furthermore, the survey attempted to determine if the variables of frequency of dictionary use, exposure to dictionary pedagogy at school and dictionary ownership had any influence on respondents' concepts of 'a dictionary'. In comparison to the literature and other similar studies, this study takes a new approach by measuring respondents' concepts of dictionaries against a pre-constructed dictionary profile based on validated assumptions while focusing on the pre-consultation situation instead of on a reflection on past dictionary consultation procedures. The findings indicate that Namibian school-leavers do not grasp the complete information potential of monolingual dictionaries. Also, although school syllabuses of language subjects require dictionary skills to be taught, about a third of the respondents were not exposed to dictionary pedagogy at school, while those respondents who were exposed to some form of dictionary pedagogy do not demonstrate a substantially different concept of dictionaries from those who did not undergo dictionary training. This result questions the quality of dictionary pedagogy where it does take place. The effects of frequency of dictionary use and dictionary ownership on respondents' concepts of dictionaries also seem to have been minimal. OPSOMMING: Namibiese universiteitstoetreders se konsepte van " 'n woordeboek". Hierdie artikel doen verslag van 'n opname wat in 2009 onder eerstejaarstudente aan die Universiteit van Namibi onderneem is. Die doel van die studie was om die skoolverlaters se konsepte van " 'n woordeboek" vas te stel en te bepaal in welke mate hulle woordeboeke beskou as potensi le hulp in die bevrediging van spesifieke tipes linguistiese inligtingsbehoeftes. Daarbenewens het die opname geprobeer om te bepaal of die veranderlikes van frekwensie van woordeboekgebruik, blootstelling aan woordeboekonderrig en woordeboekeienaarskap enige invloed op die respondente se konsepte van " 'n woordeboek" gehad het. In vergelyking met die literatuur en soortgelyke opnames volg hierdie studie 'n nuwe benadering deur respondente se konsepte van woordeboeke te meet teen 'n voorafgekonstrueerde woordeboekprofiel wat op geldige veronderstellings gebaseer is te
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Ekonomiese en Bedryfswoordeboek: Engels–Afrikaans/Dictionary of Eco-nomics and Business: English–Afrikaans
Abstract: W.F.J. Steenkamp en/and H.J.J. Reynders (Hoofredakteurs/Chief Edi-tors. Ekonomiese en Bedryfswoordeboek: Engels–Afrikaans/Dictionary of Eco-nomics and Business: English–Afrikaans. Tweede, hersiene en vermeerder-de uitgawe/Second, revised and enlarged edition. 2004, xii + 1199 pp. ISBN 1868900312. Kaapstad/Cape Town: Pharos Woordeboeke/Dic-tionaries. Prys/Price: R400.
Yih-Feng Hwang,David Rine
Abstract: It is common to see that many telecommunications businesses IT-ICT systems are hosted within large data-driven telecommunications business telecommunications companies such as Verizon, after merging with former competitive companies, such as MCI. To continue providing business services to all existing customers, after completing each business merger, most existing telecommunications business IT-ICT systems from each merged company remain the same. However, to win new and sustain current customer markets among such customer data-driven competitive companies, new and improved telecommunications business processes and services from the integrated company resulting from the merger are required. However, developing new telecommunications business processes and services on top of multiple existing telecommunications business IT-ICT systems is a challenge. In this paper, we introduce a new framework that can be used to develop customer data-driven telecommunications business IT-ICT systems on top of existing telecommunications business IT-ICT systems, supporting new business processes and services. Using this framework, the existing telecommunications business IT-ICT systems will be reused at a system level, instead of focusing on reusing processes or reusing source-codes, to support new business services. This framework also provides a simpler approach to integrate the existing telecommunications business IT-ICT systems.