Lexikon för ett skriftlöst språk

• 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 alanguage 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.

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- General Language Studies and Linguistics (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Studier av enskilda språk (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- Specific Languages (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

skriftlösa språk

minoritetsspråk

kammu

Publikations- och innehållstyp

kon (ämneskategori)

ref (ämneskategori)