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Naa part-of-speech tagger ke eng?
Author: Dimakatso Mathe (SADiLaR Sesotho sa Leboa Researcher) Part-of-speech tagger, yeo e tla bitšwago sehlathahlophantšu go tloga mo, ke sedirišwa sa theknolotši seo se dirišwago go fetleka mantšu ao a ngwadilwego a polelo ye e itšego gomme sa laetša gore mantšu ao a wela dihlopheng dife tša mantšu ka go phara setlankana se se hlalošago…
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Ons moet oor dinge begin praat om daaroor te kán praat
Deur: Benito Trollip & Risha Lötter Onlangs moes een van ons voorberei vir ʼn aanbieding oor Afrikaans en of die taal voorsiening daarvoor maak om oor genderdiversiteit te praat. Die kort en die lank daarvan is dat dit wel in Afrikaans moontlik is om oor gender te praat; die vestiging of bewustheid van die woordeskat…
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Women in Literature: Webinar by PanSALB
Author: Andiswa Bukula (SADiLaR isiXhosa researcher) On the 20th of August I had the privilege of attending a virtual seminar that was hosted by Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). As a language researcher specializing in one of South Africa’s indigenous languages, isiXhosa, I knew and understood the benefits of such a webinar. The webinar…
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isiNdebele and Sesotho, Could They Be Sisters?
Authors: Nomsa Skosana (isiNdebele researcher) & Mmasibidi Setaka (Sesotho researcher) IsiNdebele and Sesotho are two of the eleven South African official languages. They are distinct and belong to different language clusters within the Niger Congo consortium of languages. IsiNdebele is one of the four Nguni languages: Siswati, isiZulu and isiXhosa. While, Sesotho forms part of…
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Language and Gender Sensitivity in reference to Zulu culture
Author: Rooweither Mabuya (SADiLaR isiZulu Researcher) Language is a vehicle through which gender sensitivity is expressed. According to (Wodak, 1997) gender concerns the psychological, social and cultural differences between males and females. Gender refers to the fact of being male or female while gender sensitivity is the state of being aware of what society thinks…
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