Challenges in Intellectualizing Sesotho for Use in Academic Publications
Johannes Sibeko,
Mmasibidi Setaka-Bapela
Abstract:This paper explores challenges in intellectualizing Sesotho for academic works beyond literary-based theses. It also overviews resources for the intellectualization of official Indigenous languages of South Africa, focusing on national translation projects for terminology development. Furthermore, it highlights efforts by the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources in creating and collecting corpora for all official languages, including Sesotho. Challenges in Sesotho lexicography, especially with c… Show more
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