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SADiLaR Team: Afrikaans Researcher
Author: Mieke Hofmeyr Benito Trollip is the SADiLaR reseacher in the field of the Afrikaans language. When it comes to research he is especially interested in the ways in which meaning is constructed in language. “I tend to focus on compounds and other word-forming processes and the way people choose to combine form and meaning.…
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SADiLaR Team: Sesotho Researcher
Author: Mieke Hofmeyr Mmasibidi Setaka is the proud Sesotho researcher at SADiLaR. She is passionate about her research into the digital sphere of this language as well as research area of lexicography. As a researcher at SADiLaR, Ms Setaka is always working on a variety of different projects, but she is currently focusing her research…
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Keteko ya Sesotho sa Leboa bjalo ka leleme la gae
Author: Dimakatso Mathe (SADiLaR Sesotho sa Leboa Researcher) This blog provides a general overview of Sesotho sa Leboa language celebration that took place at the University of Limpopo on the 31st of July, 2019. The celebration was organised by SADiLaR in response to UNESCO’s proclamation to declare 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages. The…
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SADiLaR Team: Sesotho sa Leboa
Author: Mieke Hofmeyr Mr. Dimakatso Mathe is SADiLaR’s Sesotho sa Leboa researcher. When it comes to research he finds the areas of morphology, syntax and language processing tools, to name but a few, very interesting. When it comes to his current projects he says the following: “I am currently working on my PhD study which aims…
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SADiLaR Team: isiZulu Researcher
Author: Mieke Hofmeyr Ms. Rooweither Mabuya is SADiLaR’s IsiZulu language researcher. She finds computational linguistics interesting. More particularly she is interested in the development of resources for African languages. Whilst the current Covid-19 situation and national lockdown is impacting the whole of South Africa and its workforce, Ms. Mabuya is staying focused by working on…
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The Carpentries: Second Online Workshop
Author: Mieke Hofmeyr During the week of 1-5 June 2020, SADiLaR collaborated with The Carpentries again and hosted another online workshop. The daily sessions during this week started at 09:00 until 13:00 and a detailed schedule was followed to make sure that those who attended the workshop received all the knowledge and skills that the…
