Wolof Terminology

Lexical Morphology and Sociolinguistic Implications

Bibliographic Data

ID21838722
AuthorsAbibatou Diagne (0000-0002-3708-002X, Centre de Recherche en Linguistique Appliquée, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume12
Issue5
Pages121
Publication date2020-09-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1948-5425 • E-ISSN: 1948-5425
PublisherMacrothink Institute, Inc. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5296/ijl.v12i5.17744
OpenAlexW3087805985
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

In this paper, we study the lexical morphology of Wolof and tools for terminologization. We focus on prefixes and suffixes. We will apply morphological analysis using the NooJ tool for the identification and extraction of terms from a corpus. We will also discuss the modality of corpus constitution and sources.The lexicon and morphology of Wolof are pretexts for terminological work. Beyond the linguistic aspects, we are interested in the sociolinguistic implications of the development of terminological units in this language. This is part of the general framework of language planning which, to be effective, must be taken into account through a clear and accepted language policy. The social impact covers the fields of scientific and general culture, thus contributing to the vitality of the language, to its social consolidation and to a change in the perception of speakers towards Wolof.Terminologie wolof: morphologie lexicale et implications sociolinguistiques

Language planning · Lexicon · Linguistics · Prefix · Sociology · Terminology · Word formation · Lexicography and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy

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