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Lexikon för ett skriftlöst språk

Svantesson, Jan-Olof LU (2023) In Nordiske studier i leksikografi p.375-387
Abstract
In this article I discuss problems related to the compilation of dictionaries for understudied languages that do not have a generally accepted written form. This task is in most cases undertaken by linguists with the purpose of describing and analyzing a language or by missionaries whose ultimate goal is to translate the Bible or other holy scriptures. As a case study, the structure of two different versions of a dictionary for Kammu, a minority language in Northern Laos, is described. One dictionary is primarily intended for linguists and other researchers, and the other one for the speakers of the language.
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skriftlösa språk, minoritetsspråk, kammu
in
Nordiske studier i leksikografi
issue
16
pages
375 - 387
publisher
Nordiska föreningen för lexikografi
ISSN
1894-4663
language
Swedish
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yes
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Nordiska studier i lexikografi16: Rapport från 16:e konferensenom lexikografi i Norden: ISBN: 978-91-986791-5-1. ISBN: 978-91-986791-6-8 Skrifter udgivet af Nordisk Forening for Leksikograf ISSN: 0803-9313, Number: 17 Meijerbergs arkiv för svensk ordforskning ISSN: 0348-7741, Volume: 48
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678c761f-05f0-4ed2-8eb7-b9d7b845bc04
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https://tidsskrift.dk/nsil/article/view/143534
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  keywords     = {{skriftlösa språk; minoritetsspråk; kammu}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  number       = {{16}},
  pages        = {{375--387}},
  publisher    = {{Nordiska föreningen för lexikografi}},
  series       = {{Nordiske studier i leksikografi}},
  title        = {{Lexikon för ett skriftlöst språk}},
  url          = {{https://tidsskrift.dk/nsil/article/view/143534}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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