Sociolinguistic and linguistic aspects of borrowing in Yilumbu

Mavoungou, Paul Achille

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“…Chez les enfants des couples mixtes susmentionnées, la L1 (langue maternelle) du père ou celle de la mère est généralement la langue dominante 1. Dans un environnement multilingue, le contact entre les langues est une réalité quotidienne qui se traduit généralement par un phénomène d'emprunt (cf. Mavoungou, 2002cMavoungou, et 2005c. La diffusion des phénomènes d'emprunt, les innovations dans les langues, etc.…”

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“…Le guide à l'endroit des usagers devrait donner un aperçu d'un tel texte qui est également susceptible de contenir l'histoire et les processus de l'emprunt en yilumbu à partir du portugais, de l'anglais, du français, etc. ainsi que la manière de traiter lesdits emprunts dans le dictionnaire (Mavoungou 2002c). Ceci est significatif parce que les éducateurs et les puristes de la langue tendent à condamner l'utilisation des mots empruntés (particulièrement ceux qui ont gardé un grand nombre de leurs caractéristiques phonologiques originelles).…”

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“… pour le yilumbu: notre propre corpus en cours ainsi que les articles ''Sociolinguistic and Linguistic Aspects of Borrowing in Yilumbu'' (Mavoungou, 2002c) ''Loanwords in Yilumbu: A morphological, semantic and lexicographic perspective'' (Mavoungou, 2005c …”

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Lexicographie et Confection des Dictionnaires au Gabon

Mavoungou¹

2010

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No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic, photographic or mechanical means, including photocopying and recording on record, tape or laser disk, on microfilm, via the Internet, by e-mail, or by any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission by the publisher. Nous adressons nos sincères remerciements au Prof Rufus H. Gouws qui a bien voulu nous honorer en rédigeant la préface de cet ouvrage.Nous sommes très reconnaissants à Hugues Steve Ndinga-Koumba-Binza dont le travail de prospection, de coordination et de correction a été une contribution significative à la réalisation de ce projet. Nous partageons avec lui l'idéal de cet ouvrage.À mon épouse Marina Carmelle pour tous les sacrifices consentis.À mes enfants Valence, Paul Timothée, Paul Arsène et Paule Eunice Nora pour me rappeler à chaque fois qu'en dehors de mes travaux de recherche, il y a la famille. 1 PRÉFACEDictionaries play an important role as authoritative sources of linguistic and pragmatic help. However, users do not only rely on dictionaries as containers of linguistic knowledge but they consult dictionaries to get guidance regarding cultural and encyclopaedic issues. This is especially true in multilingual and multicultural environments where dictionaries are used to translate from one language to another but also to ensure a better understanding of the culture of the speech communities of the languages represented in the dictionary. As utility instruments, dictionaries should be compiled in such a way that the intended target user is in the position to achieve a successful dictionary consultation procedure by managing an optimal retrieval of information. A prerequisite for this success is that a dictionary needs to have a sound theoretical basis.Recent metalexicographic research has not only focused on the contents of dictionaries but also on their structure and the way in which lexicographers could and should work towards user-driven dictionaries. In this regard the research of Dr. Paul Achille Mavoungou makes an important contribution to the metalexicographic literature.In this book Dr. Mavoungou focuses on dictionary making in Gabon, but he does it within a clearly-defined theoretical framework. His outline of the Yilumbu language and the lexicographic activities in Gabon serves as a valuable background for the discussion that follows. And his account of the theoretical framework and basic elements of lexicography can be regarded as a very useful introduction to core aspects of metalexicography.The most important contribution of this work is the way in which he leads the reader into the sphere of theoretical lexicography and then confronts that reader with the practical lexicographic issues of Yilumbu with a model for the compilation of dictionaries directed at the specific needs and reference skills of a well-identified target user group. Although the focus is on Yilumbu, many of the theoretical proposals made by Dr. Mavoungou are not of a language-specific natu...

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“…There is, however, no existing comprehensive grammar published of the language. Recent linguistic works are that of Mavoungou (2002bMavoungou ( , 2005aMavoungou ( & 2010c, Saphou-Bivigat (2000) and Mboumba (2009). In spite of the limited number of linguistic works, Yilumbu has benefited from a number of works in the field of lexicography within the metalexicographic planning of a trilingual dictionary of Yilumbu (cf.…”

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Language Science and Language Technology in Africa: Festschrift for Justus C. Roux

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“…As far as monolingual features are concerned, the planned dictionary will provide users with a brief paraphrase of the meaning of the lemma sign in the source language, Yilumbu. With regard to translation features, the planned dictionary will present translation equivalents for lemmata where available (Mavoungou 2002a). …”

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A Trilingual Dictionary Yilumbu-French-English: An Ongoing Project

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2011

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Abstract:In this article, an account is given of the planning of a trilingual dictionary YilumbuFrench-English. The focus is on the target user, the purpose, nature and typology of the planned dictionary. Attention is also paid to some macro-and microstructural issues. For example, all types of lexical items, including multiword lexical items, are given lemma status. Moreover all items are included according to the word tradition and on account of their usage frequency in the corpus.Apart from these aspects, types of dialectal forms as well as the type of special-field lexical items are also discussed. From a microstructural point of view, this article investigates different kinds of data types to be considered for inclusion in complex articles in particular. User-friendliness parameters and innovative access structure procedures also come into play. Keywords

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Sociolinguistic and linguistic aspects of borrowing in Yilumbu

Cited by 5 publications

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Lexicographie et Confection des Dictionnaires au Gabon

Lexicographie et Confection des Dictionnaires au Gabon

Language Science and Language Technology in Africa: Festschrift for Justus C. Roux

A Trilingual Dictionary Yilumbu-French-English: An Ongoing Project

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