Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal 
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NEWS FLASH: Laurinda Hofmeyr at the WAT's 85th birthday party
The Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal celebrated its 85th birthday on 28 March with a function in the Conservatoire of the University of Stellenbosch. From left to right on the photograph are: Dr Willem Botha, editor-in-chief of the WAT, the artist Laurinda Hofmeyr, Prof. Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector (Teaching) and chairperson of the Board of Directors of the WAT, Mr Mpume Mbata, editor-in-chief of the Zulu Dictionary Unit in Durban, en Mrs Erna Meaker, chairperson of the WAT Trust.
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The WAT in a nutshell
The Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal
- documents the Afrikaans vocabulary in all its dimensions and now works on the words that start with S
- is the largest project ever concerning Afrikaans and is the zenith of Afrikaans dictionaries
- is available on the internet to 300 000 students at South African universities
- is used as an electronic resource in teaching Afrikaans in schools
The WAT as institution
- provides a language service via telephone or email free of charge
- promotes multilingualism by providing training and support to the dictionary units for the other ten official languages
- provides training for dictionary writers, teachers, learners and students from South Africa and other African countries
- publishes Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans (EWA), EWA Supplement en Sinonieme en verwante woorde in addition to the WAT and the Elektroniese WAT
- publishes the international technical journal Lexikos which is distributed to 23 countries
Woordpret with David Kramer
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David Kramer performed at Woordpret during September 2010. He discussed the origin of some of his songs, spoke about the writing process and sang famous hits as well as new songs. The guests enjoyed David's informal and sincere style. |
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