The electronic version of the EWA is an exact copy of the printed dictionary. The EWA on CD was published on Friday 5 September 2003 by the Bureau of the WAT.
With the EWA in electronic format the user has easy access to the etymological information contained in it. This valuable source of information can be unlocked within seconds through the effective search facility. By using the search facility, the user can, for instance, ascertain which Afrikaans words are inherited from the Dutch, which Afrikaans words are loanwords from English or the indigenous languages of South Africa, which words originated through folk etymology in Afrikaans itself, which word senses developed in Afrikaans itself, what the motive was for naming something, or which Afrikaans words were adopted by other languages.
The EWA on CD makes the rich, multicultural origin of Afrikaans words more accessible than ever.
Price: R175 (VAT and postage included)
ISBN: 0-9584401-1-5
The EWA in printed and electronic format is sold at the reduced price of R300.
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