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English-German: Glossary of Namibian Terms

edited by Marianne Zappen-Thomson

Since Namibia's Independence in 1990, a variety of English words have come into use, referring predominantly to political developments but also to changes in society in general. As German is one of the national languages in Namibia, these vocabulary changes also need to be expressed in this language. Yet because these terms are specific to the Namibian context, equivalent words cannot always be found in existing German dictionaries. Professor Marianne Zappen-Thomson, head of the German Section at the University of Namibia (UNAM), together with UNAM post-graduate students and colleagues from the University of Duisburg-Essen and the University of Bonn, in Germany, have coined appropriate terminology to express as accurately as possible the given English vocabulary in German. The aim is not to duplicate what can be found in existing dictionaries, but rather to elaborate on these with the unique situation of Namibia in mind, and to standardize the use of this terminology.

ISBN 9789991642031 | 96 pages | 216 x 140 mm | 2013 | University of Namibia Press, Namibia | Paperback

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‘Useful and interesting to Namibian university lecturers and school teachers involved in the teaching of German, and of equal value to journalists, development workers, NGOs, government officials and civil servants dealing with education, law and gender in Namibia and the Germanophone countries – Germany, Austria and Switzerland.’

Sylvia Schlettwein, Writer, language consultant and tutor

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