Stories

  1. Setswana In The Digital Age: Challenges For Text ProcessingSetswana is spoken across Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and parts of Zimbabwe, with established literary traditions and a growing presence in education,…
  2. How Corpus Evidence Changes Dictionary RevisionsA dictionary records much more than a set of meanings. It shows how speakers use words, which grammatical patterns have become established, how meanings shift…
  3. Historical Layers of Lefatshe: Earth, Land, and MemoryThe Setswana word lefatshe carries several meanings that English separates into different terms: earth, ground, land, country, world and, in some contexts, the…
  4. Building a Monolingual Setswana Dictionary for ChildrenChildren's dictionaries sit at the crossroads of language policy and classroom practice, and few languages need this kind of resource as urgently as Setswana…
  5. Translating Poetry: Carrying Rhythm and Metaphor Across LanguagesPoetry moves through sound before it reaches meaning. A reader hears a line before understanding it, and that sonic arrival shapes every interpretation that…
  6. Why Rra and Mma Carry Deeper Meaning Than Politeness in SetswanaIn the Bantu languages of southern Africa, a handful of small words carry the weight of entire social contracts. Among Setswana speakers, none do this more…
  7. Missionary Linguists and the Shaping of Setswana SpellingSetswana belongs to the Bantu language family and is spoken by millions of people across Botswana, South Africa, and parts of Namibia. Like many African…
  8. What Makes a Good Example Sentence in a Dictionary?A dictionary definition tells readers what a word means, but an example sentence shows how that meaning behaves in real language. It can reveal grammar,…
  9. Creating a Reliable Setswana Legal TermbaseA legal termbase is a structured collection of specialised terms, definitions, translations, usage notes, and source evidence. For Setswana, it can support…
  10. The Evolution of School Dictionary Preferences in BotswanaSchool dictionaries have always been more than just reference books for learners; they are cultural artefacts that reflect how societies value language,…