What French for Gabonese French Lexicography?
This paper is a response to Mavoungou (2013a) who has pleaded for the production of a dictionary of Gabonese French as variant B of the French language. The paper intends to comprehend the concept of "Gabonese French". It gives an outline of the situation of French within the language dive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal-WAT
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Lexikos |
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| Online Access: | https://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1353 |
| Summary: | This paper is a response to Mavoungou (2013a) who has pleaded for the production of a dictionary of Gabonese French as variant B of the French language. The paper intends to comprehend the concept of "Gabonese French". It gives an outline of the situation of French within the language diversity of Gabon as a contribution to the theoretical perspective toward the inception of Gabonese French lexicography. Answers are given to the following questions: What French is described in existing Gabonese French studies? What French is and should be presented in Gabonese French dictionary production? |
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| ISSN: | 1684-4904 2224-0039 |