The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) recently facilitated a successful online-dictionary training workshop at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). “Most publishers are moving away from paper dictionaries to online dictionaries,” Khumalo said. “The online dictionary platform provides sufficient space for a detailed treatment of lexicographic information. Multifunctionality of online dictionariesAccording to Wolff, a key advantage of online dictionaries is that they are multifunctional. “When planning a project to build an online dictionary, or when evaluating one, it is useful to consider it as more than just a dictionary.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 08, 2024 13:29 UTC