{"id":323324,"date":"2026-06-05T13:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=323324"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:50:33","slug":"kaaps-dictionary-launched-at-university-of-the-western-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/kaaps-dictionary-launched-at-university-of-the-western-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaaps Dictionary launched at University of the Western Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fourteen years ago, the first Kaaps Symposium was held at the Library Auditorium at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) \u2014 the same space that has now hosted the launch of the Kaaps Dictionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dictionary is a project led by Prof Quentin Williams, who is the director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwc.ac.za\/study\/all-areas-of-study\/centres\/centre-for-multilingualism-and-diversities-research\/overview\">Centre for Multilingualism and Diversities Research (CMDR) <\/a>and a full professor of Linguistics in the Linguistics Department at UWC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-importance\">Importance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, Professor Monwabisi Ralarala, was one of the keynote speakers at the launch and highlighted the importance of the dictionary both in higher education and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is true that UWC, like any other institution, is a knowledge-intensive organisation. And of course, this contribution by Prof Williams and the team is adding much more value to that commitment that our institution adheres to. I must also point out that this project speaks to the long-standing contribution of the Centre for Multilingualism and Diversities Research, and is of course not limited to areas like linguistic justice \u2026 the linguistic landscape, mother tongue and bilingual education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kaaps Dictionary is now an example of how marginalised languages can be made policy-possible and can be integrated into school and university curricula to inform multilingual knowledge production. 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