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- Language Family: Other Benue-Congo
- Topic #1: Semantics
The lexicographer's burden: The case of Igwe's (1999) Igbo-English dictionary
This paper has two sections: the first attempts to articulate the optimal conditions and
qualities that can encourage the successful practice of lexicography; while the second part is a
critique of Igwe’s (1999) Igbo-English Dictionary (845 pages). While his treatment of the
major lexical categories is examined and found problematic, his discussion of suffixes,
inflectional and extensional, is seen as his most enduring contribution to Igbo grammar. The
paper is concluded with the suggestion that aspiring lexicographers may do well to study the
contents of the first part of this paper.
Cette communication comprend deux parties: la première essaie d’articuler les conditions
optimales et les qualitiés qui peuvent encourager le succèss d’un lexicographe; tandis que la
deuxième partie est une critique du Dictionnaire Igbo-Anglais d’Igwe (1999), (845) pages.
Comme son traitement de catégories lexicales principales est examiné et trouvé problèmatique,
sa discussion de suffixes, flexionnelle et extensionnelle, est vue comme sa contribution la plus
durable à la grammaire d’Igbo. La communication est terminée avec la suggestion que les
futures lexicographes peuvent faire mieux d’étudier les contenus de la premiere partie de cette
communication