Date of Award

1-1-2017

Language

French

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Program

French Studies

Content Description

1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages) : maps (1 color), facsimiles.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Cynthia A Fox

Committee Members

Éloïse A Brière, Lotfi Sayahi

Keywords

Dictionnaire/Dictionary, Éwé, Lexicographie/Lexicography, Métalexicographie/Metalexicography, Problématique/Problematic, Ewe language

Subject Categories

Africana Studies | Linguistics | Reading and Language

Abstract

The dictionary is the core reference object of a language. It is used to learn and understand the lexicon of languages. Speakers acquire and develop knowledge of the language through its lexicon. Ewe speakers are not an exception. Ewe dictionaries are their main reference works and it emerges from our research that more than a dozen dictionaries have been produced in Ewe. However, many of them have not survived and exist only in bibliographical references. Many others are quite rare. In general, Ewe dictionaries are difficult for the public to acquire or access.

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