Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Dr. Ing. Gilles-Maurice de Schryver

Higher education qualifications  (6)

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Awards & Grants  (18)

• 1994 COMETT Grant (administered by Technologische Vorming Vlaanderen): 33,000 BEF to support a practical training at 'Otso AB' in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1995 Erasmus Grant (administered by IH BME): 35,500 BEF to support research at the 'Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array' project group (AMANDA) in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1997 IVG Travel Grant (administered by the Departement Onderwijs, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap): 54,484 BEF to support a research visit to Pretoria and Stellenbosch, South Africa, within the framework of the 'Internationale samenwerkingsproject: Onderwijs in Afrikaanse talen'
• 2000 FWO PhD Grant (administered by the Research Foundation – Flanders)
• 2000 Laurence Urdang Award (administered by Euralex): 1,000 GBP to support 'The compilation of an electronic Sepedi reference package within the framework of Fuzzy SF'
• 2003 Kernerman Dictionary Research Grants (administered by Afrilex): 1,000 USD to support 'The Creation of an Innovative Kiswahili – English Online Dictionary'
• 2004 VLIR Travel Grant (administered by the Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad): 1,437 EUR to support a research visit to Cape Town, South Africa, within the framework of the 'Institutional University Cooperation Programme: Dynamics of Building a Better Society'
• 2005 VLIR Travel Grant (administered by the Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad): 1,273 EUR to support a research visit to Cape Town, South Africa, within the framework of the 'Institutional University Cooperation Programme: Dynamics of Building a Better Society'
• 2006 VLIR Travel Grant (administered by the Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad): 1,494 EUR to support a research visit to Cape Town, South Africa, within the framework of the 'Institutional University Cooperation Programme: Dynamics of Building a Better Society'
• 2006 UWC Research Fund (administered by the Department of Research Development, University of the Western Cape): 28,630 ZAR to support 'The eXe-Files – An innovative electronic Xhosa corpus to boost new research and the creation of modern tools'
• 2006 FWO Travel Grant (administered by the Research Foundation – Flanders): 1,218 EUR to attend the '5^th World Congress of African Linguistics' in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• 2006 VLIR Travel Grant (administered by the Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad): 1,165 EUR to support a research visit to Cape Town, South Africa, within the framework of the 'Institutional University Cooperation Programme: Dynamics of Building a Better Society'
• 2007 UWC Research Fund (administered by the Department of Research Development, University of the Western Cape): 3 x 30,000 ZAR for continued support of 'The eXe-Files – An innovative electronic Xhosa corpus to boost new research and the creation of modern tools' (once as Principal Researcher, twice as Co-Project Leader)
• 2007 UWC Travel Grant (administered by the Department of Research Development, University of the Western Cape): 20,414 ZAR to attend the '10^th International Pragmatics Conference' in Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2007 FWO Travel Grant (administered by the Research Foundation – Flanders): 1,576 EUR to attend the 'Annual Meeting of the Australasian Association for Lexicography' in Adelaide, Australia
• 2007 VLIR Travel Grant (administered by the Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad): 1,389 EUR to support a research visit to Cape Town, South Africa, within the framework of the 'Institutional University Cooperation Programme: Dynamics of Building a Better Society'
• 2007 UGent Travel Grant (administered by the Commissie Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte, Universiteit Gent): 1,581 EUR to attend the '5th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography' in Chennai, India
• 2008 UWC Research Fund (administered by the Department of Research Development, University of the Western Cape): 3 x 30,000 ZAR for continued support of 'The eXe-Files – An innovative electronic Xhosa corpus to boost new research and the creation of modern tools' (once as Principal Researcher, twice as Co-Project Leader)

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Dissertations & Thesis  (3)

• MSc (1995)
  Amanda Vision
  [Industriële Hogeschool BME, Ghent, Belgium + Stockholm University, Sweden / result: 80%]
• MA (1999)
  Bantu Lexicography and the Concept of Simultaneous Feedback, Some preliminary observations on the introduction of a new methodology for the compilation of dictionaries with special reference to a bilingual learner's dictionary Cilubà-Dutch
  [Ghent University, Belgium + University of Pretoria, South Africa / result: 97.5%]
• PhD (November 2004; Public Defence: 10 January 2005)
  Concepts and Tools for Lexicography in the Electronic Age – A case study of dictionary compilation in South Africa
  [Ghent University, Belgium]

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Studies abroad  (5)

• Dept. of Elementary Particle Physics, Stockholm University, Sweden, August – October 1994 (3 months)
• Dept. of Elementary Particle Physics, Stockholm University, Sweden, March – May 1995 (3 months)
• Dept. of Spanish, Inst. Sup. Pedagóg., Pinar del Río, Cuba, September 1995 (1 month)
• Dept. of African Languages, University of Pretoria, South Africa, March 1997 (1 month)
• Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, April 1997 (1 month)

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Visiting appointments  (15)

• 1 July 1999 – 30 March 2000:
  Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow, Dept. of African Languages, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• 15 May – 31 July 2000:
  Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow, Dept. of African Languages, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• 12 April – 10 July 2001:
  Facilitator at the Sesotho sa Leboa National Lexicography Unit (NLU), University of Pretoria, South Africa & University of the North, Pietersburg, South Africa
• 16 April – 15 July 2002:
  Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow, Dept. of African Languages, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• 20 May – 19 August 2003:
  Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow, Dept. of African Languages, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• 2 – 24 November 2003:
  Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow, Dept. of African Languages, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• 17 May – 21 June 2004:
  Visiting Lecturer and Research Fellow, Dept. of African Languages, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• 18 – 20 April & 15 – 17 May 2006:
  Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Xhosa Dept., University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• 11 – 28 July 2006:
  Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Xhosa Dept., University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• 14 – 29 September 2006:
  Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Xhosa Dept., University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• 29 January – 23 February 2007:
  Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Xhosa Dept., University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• 2 April – 20 April 2007:
  Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Xhosa Dept., University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• 7 July – 31 August 2007:
  Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Xhosa Dept., University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• 29 October – 29 November 2007:
  Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Xhosa Dept., University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• 10 March – 21 March 2008:
  Visiting Professor and Research Fellow, Xhosa Dept., University of the Western Cape, South Africa

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Projects – Research  (5 + 1 + 4)

• Language Technology and Computational Intelligence (LTCI – Taaltechnologie en Computationele Intelligentie) – aOG (associatieonderzoeksgroep) with UGent partners (Toegepaste Wiskunde en Informatica, Afrikaanse Talen en Culturen) and HoGent partners (Vertaalkunde, Toegepaste Ingenieurswetenschappen)
• The eXe-Files – An innovative electronic Xhosa corpus to boost new research and the creation of modern tools
• TshwaneLex & TshwaneTerm – Language-independent lexicography and terminography software
• Fuzzy SF – Simultaneous Feedback (SF) and Fuzzy SF
• Institutional University Cooperation Programme: 'Dynamics of Building a Better Society' (DBBS), Phase II
• Funding: Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad (VLIR) [Flemish Interuniversity Council]
• Participants: S. Slembrouck (Ghent University), L. Pokpas (University of the Western Cape), et al. [G-M de Schryver: Member of Project 5 – Multilingualism & Cities in Transition]
• Period: 1 April 2008 – 31 March 2013

Forthcoming Project  (1)

• Verblijf Buitenlandse Onderzoeker: 'Een analyse van de link tussen naam en identiteit, met bijzondere aandacht voor het Xhosa'
• Funding (for B. Neethling): Ghent University
• Participants: B. Neethling (University of the Western Cape), S. Slembrouck (Ghent University) & G-M de Schryver (Ghent University)
• Period: September – November 2008

Past Projects  (4)

• Institutional University Cooperation Programme: 'Dynamics of Building a Better Society' (DBBS), Phase I
• Funding: Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad (VLIR) [Flemish Interuniversity Council]
• Participants: J. Blommaert (Ghent University), L. Pokpas (University of the Western Cape), et al. [G-M de Schryver: De facto Flemish project leader for the ICT component]
• Period: 1 April 2003 – 31 March 2008
• Verblijf Buitenlandse Onderzoeker: 'Computergestuurde analyse van Centraal Afrikaanse Bantoe talen, met bijzondere aandacht voor het Lingala'
• Funding (for D.J. Prinsloo): Ghent University
• Participants: D.J. Prinsloo (University of Pretoria), J. Blommaert (Ghent University) & G-M de Schryver (Ghent University)
• Period: January – March 2003
• Internationale samenwerkingsproject: 'Onderwijs in Afrikaanse talen'
• Funding: Departement Onderwijs, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
• Participants: J. Kabuta (Ghent University), D.J. Prinsloo (University of Pretoria), R.H. Gouws (University of Stellenbosch), G-M de Schryver (Ghent University), et al.
• Period: January – December 1997
• AMANDA – 'Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array' project group
• Funding (for G-M de Schryver): COMETT & Erasmus
• Participants: P.O. Hulth (Stockholm University), et al.
• Period (for G-M de Schryver): August – October 1994 & March – May 1995

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Projects – Dictionaries  (4)

• Kiswahili Dictionary Project (KDP) [Bilingual Kiswahili (Swahili) – English Online Dictionary],
  since 2004   Online version
• Pukuntšutlhaloši ya Sesotho sa Leboa (PyaSsaL) [Comprehensive Monolingual Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sotho) Dictionary], University of Pretoria, South Africa & University of the North, Polokwane, South Africa,
  since 2001   Online version
• Sesotho sa Leboa Dictionary Project (SDP) [Bilingual Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sotho) – English Desktop Dictionary],
  since 1999   Online version
• Woordenboek Cilubà – Nederlands (WCN) [Bilingual Cilubà – Dutch Learner's Dictionary], Ghent University, Belgium,
  1997 – 1998

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Projects – Corpora  (16)

• Afrikaans (TshwaneDJe Afrikaans Corpus, TAC) – with D. Joffe
• Cilubà (Recall's Cilubà Corpus, RCC)
• Hausa – with A. Van der Veken
• isiNdebele (TshwaneDJe Ndebele Corpus, TNC) – with D. Joffe
• isiXhosa (TshwaneDJe Xhosa Corpus, TXhC) – with D. Joffe
• isiXhosa (The eXe-Files) – at the Xhosa Dept., UWC
• isiZulu (TshwaneDJe Zulu Corpus, TZC) – with D. Joffe
• Kiswahili (Kiswahili Internet Corpus, KIC) – with D. Joffe
• Lingála
• Sesotho (TshwaneDJe Sesotho Corpus, TSSC) – with D. Joffe
• Sesotho sa Leboa (TshwaneDJe Sesotho sa Leboa Corpus, TSC) – with D. Joffe
• Setswana (TshwaneDJe Setswana Corpus, TSTC) – with D. Joffe
• siSwati (TshwaneDJe Swati Corpus, TSwC) – with D. Joffe
• Somali – with A. Van der Veken
• Tshivenda (TshwaneDJe Tshivenda Corpus, TTC) – with D. Joffe
• Xitsonga (TshwaneDJe Xitsonga Corpus, TXiC) – with D. Joffe

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Publications – Privately published books  (3)

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Publications – Books  (13)

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Publications – Refereed articles  (63 + 8)

1999  (1)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 1999. The lemmatization of nouns in African languages with special reference to Sepedi and Cilubà. South African Journal of African Languages 19/4: 258–275.

2000  (5)

• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2000. Dictionary-Making Process with 'Simultaneous Feedback' from the Target Users to the Compilers. In Heid, U., S. Evert, E. Lehmann & C. Rohrer (eds.). 2000. Proceedings of the Ninth EURALEX International Congress, EURALEX 2000, Stuttgart, Germany, August 8th-12th, 2000: 197–209. Stuttgart: Institut für Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung, Universität Stuttgart.  pdf 470KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2000. The Concept of 'Simultaneous Feedback': Towards a New Methodology for Compiling Dictionaries. Lexikos 10 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 10: 2000): 1–31.  pdf 1,409KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2000. The compilation of electronic corpora, with special reference to the African languages. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 18/1-4: 89–106.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2000. Electronic corpora as a basis for the compilation of African-language dictionaries, Part 1: The macrostructure. South African Journal of African Languages 20/4: 291–309.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2000. Electronic corpora as a basis for the compilation of African-language dictionaries, Part 2: The microstructure. South African Journal of African Languages 20/4: 310–330.

2001  (7)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2001. Corpus applications for the African languages, with special reference to research, teaching, learning and software. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 19/1-2: 111–131.  pdf 290KB
• De Schryver, G-M & B. Lepota. 2001. The Lexicographic Treatment of Days in Sepedi, or When Mother-Tongue Intuition Fails. Lexikos 11 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 11: 2001): 1–37.  pdf 1,426KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2001. Corpus-based Activities versus Intuition-based Compilations by Lexicographers, the Sepedi Lemma-Sign List as a Case in Point. Nordic Journal of African Studies 10/3: 374–398.  pdf 1,806KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2001. Monitoring the Stability of a Growing Organic Corpus, with special reference to Sepedi and Xitsonga. Dictionaries: Journal of The Dictionary Society of North America 22: 85–129.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2001. Fuzzy SF: Towards the ultimate customised dictionary. Studies in Lexicography 11/1: 97–111. (Also published in Lee, S. (ed.). 2001. ASIALEX 2001 PROCEEDINGS, Asian Bilingualism and the Dictionary: 141–146. Seoul: Center for Linguistic Informatics Development, Yonsei University.)  pdf 206KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2001. Taking Dictionaries for Bantu Languages into the New Millennium – with special reference to Kiswahili, Sepedi and isiZulu. In Mdee, J.S. & H.J.M. Mwansoko (eds.). 2001. Makala ya kongamano la kimataifa Kiswahili 2000. Proceedings: 188–215. Dar es Salaam: TUKI, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam.  pdf 1,201KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2001. Towards a Sound Lemmatisation Strategy for the Bantu Verb through the Use of Frequency-based Tail Slots – with special reference to Cilubà, Sepedi and Kiswahili. In Mdee, J.S. & H.J.M. Mwansoko (eds.). 2001. Makala ya kongamano la kimataifa Kiswahili 2000. Proceedings: 216–242, 372. Dar es Salaam: TUKI, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam.  pdf 395KB

2002  (8)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2002. Designing a Measurement Instrument for the Relative Length of Alphabetical Stretches in Dictionaries, with special reference to Afrikaans and English. In Braasch, A. & C. Povlsen (eds.). 2002. Proceedings of the Tenth EURALEX International Congress, EURALEX 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 13-17, 2002: 483–494. Copenhagen: Center for Sprogteknologi, Københavns Universitet.  pdf 257KB
• Nong, S., G-M de Schryver & D.J. Prinsloo. 2002. Loan Words versus Indigenous Words in Northern Sotho – A Lexicographic Perspective. Lexikos 12 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 12: 2002): 1–20.  pdf 876KB
• Taljard, E. & G-M de Schryver. 2002. Semi-automatic Term Extraction for the African Languages, with Special Reference to Northern Sotho. Lexikos 12 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 12: 2002): 44–74.  pdf 971KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2002. Towards an 11 x 11 Array for the Degree of Conjunctivism / Disjunctivism of the South African Languages. Nordic Journal of African Studies 11/2: 249–265.  pdf 569KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2002. Web for/as Corpus: A Perspective for the African Languages. Nordic Journal of African Studies 11/2: 266–282.  pdf 848KB
• De Schryver, G-M & R. Gauton. 2002. The Zulu locative prefix ku- revisited: A corpus-based approach. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 20/4: 201–220.  pdf 244KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2002. The use of slashes as a lexicographic device, with special reference to the African languages. South African Journal of African Languages 22/1: 70–91.  pdf 1,052KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2002. Reversing an African-language lexicon: the Northern Sotho Terminology and Orthography No. 4 as a case in point. South African Journal of African Languages 22/2: 161–185.  pdf 369KB

2003  (11)

• Gauton, R., E. Taljard & G-M de Schryver. 2003. Towards Strategies for Translating Terminology into all South African Languages: A Corpus-based Approach. In De Schryver, G-M (ed.). 2003. TAMA 2003 South Africa: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: 81–88. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  pdf 285KB
• Joffe, D., G-M de Schryver & D.J. Prinsloo. 2003. Introducing TshwaneLex – A New Computer Program for the Compilation of Dictionaries. In De Schryver, G-M (ed.). 2003. TAMA 2003 South Africa: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: 97–104. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  pdf 272KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2003. Towards Second-Generation Spellcheckers for the South African Languages. In De Schryver, G-M (ed.). 2003. TAMA 2003 South Africa: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: 135–141. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  pdf 269KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2003. Lexicographers' Dreams in the Electronic-Dictionary Age. International Journal of Lexicography 16/2: 143–199.  pdf 423KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2003. Effektiewe vordering met die Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal soos gemeet in terme van 'n multidimensionele Liniaal [Effective Progress with the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal as Measured in Terms of a Multidimensional Ruler]. In Botha, W. (ed.). 2003. 'n Man wat beur: Huldigingsbundel vir Dirk van Schalkwyk: 106–126. Stellenbosch: Bureau of the WAT.  pdf 182KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2003. Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages. Lexikos 13 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 13: 2003): 1–20.  pdf 231KB
• Van der Veken, A. & G-M de Schryver. 2003. Les langues africaines sur la Toile: Étude des cas haoussa, somali, lingala et isixhosa [The African Languages on the Internet: Case studies for Hausa, Somali, Lingala and isiXhosa]. Cahiers du Rifal 23 (Thème: Le traitement informatique des langues africaines [Theme: The computational processing of the African languages]): 33–45.  pdf 364KB
• Joffe, D., G-M de Schryver & D.J. Prinsloo. 2003. Computational features of the dictionary application "TshwaneLex". Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 21/4 (Special issue on 'Human Language Technology in South Africa: Resources and Applications'): 239–250.  pdf 265KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2003. Non-word error detection in current South African spellcheckers. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 21/4 (Special issue on 'Human Language Technology in South Africa: Resources and Applications'): 307–326.  pdf 587KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2003. Compiling a lemma-sign list for a specific target user group: The Junior Dictionary as a case in point. Dictionaries: Journal of The Dictionary Society of North America 24: 28–58.
• De Schryver, G-M. 2003. Drawing up the macrostructure of a Nguni dictionary, with special reference to isiNdebele. South African Journal of African Languages 23/1: 11–25.

2004  (9)

• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. 2004. TshwaneLex – A State-of-the-Art Dictionary Compilation Program. In Williams, G. & S. Vessier (eds.). 2004. Proceedings of the Eleventh EURALEX International Congress, EURALEX 2004, Lorient, France, July 6-10, 2004: 99–104. Lorient: Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, Université de Bretagne Sud.  pdf 334KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2004. On How Electronic Dictionaries are Really Used. In Williams, G. & S. Vessier (eds.). 2004. Proceedings of the Eleventh EURALEX International Congress, EURALEX 2004, Lorient, France, July 6-10, 2004: 187–196. Lorient: Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, Université de Bretagne Sud.  pdf 212KB
• Gouws, R.H., D.J. Prinsloo & G-M de Schryver. 2004. Friends will be Friends – True or False. Lexicographic Approaches to the Treatment of False Friends. In Williams, G. & S. Vessier (eds.). 2004. Proceedings of the Eleventh EURALEX International Congress, EURALEX 2004, Lorient, France, July 6-10, 2004: 797–806. Lorient: Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, Université de Bretagne Sud.  pdf 210KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2004. Book Review: P. van Sterkenburg, ed. 2003. A Practical Guide to Lexicography. International Journal of Lexicography 17/3: 327–334.  pdf 270KB
• De Schryver, G-M, E. Taljard, M.P. Mogodi & S. Maepa. 2004. The Lexicographic Treatment of the Demonstrative Copulative in Sesotho sa Leboa – An Exercise in Multiple Cross-referencing. Lexikos 14 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 14: 2004): 35–66.  pdf 480KB
• Gauton, R., G-M de Schryver & L. Mohlala. 2004. A Corpus-based Investigation of the Zulu Nominal Suffix ‑kazi: A preliminary study. In Akinlabi, A. & O. Adesola (eds.). 2004. Proceedings of the 4^th World Congress of African Linguistics, New Brunswick 2003: 373–380. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.  pdf 145KB
• Gauton, R. & G-M de Schryver. 2004. Translating technical texts into Zulu with the aid of multilingual and/or parallel corpora. Language Matters, Studies in the Languages of Africa 35/1 (Special issue on 'Corpus-based Translation Studies: Research and Applications'): 148–161.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2004. Spellcheckers for the South African languages, Part 1: The status quo and options for improvement. South African Journal of African Languages 24/1: 57–82.  pdf 462KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2004. Spellcheckers for the South African languages, Part 2: The utilisation of clusters of circumfixes. South African Journal of African Languages 24/1: 83–94.  pdf 234KB

2005  (10)

• De Schryver, G-M. 2005. Concurrent Over- and Under-Treatment in Dictionaries – The Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal as a Case in Point. International Journal of Lexicography 18/1: 47–75.  pdf 677KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2005. Concurrent Over- and Under-Treatment. A Short Reply. International Journal of Lexicography 18/1: 89–92.  pdf 68KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2005. Book Review: R.R.K. Hartmann, ed. 2003. Lexicography: Critical Concepts (Routledge, three volumes, 1327 pages). International Journal of Lexicography 18/1: 93–102.  pdf 99KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2005. Managing eleven parallel corpora and the extraction of data in all official South African languages. In Daelemans, W., T. du Plessis, C. Snyman & L. Teck (eds.). 2005. Multilingualism and Electronic Language Management. Proceedings of the 4th International MIDP Colloquium, 22-23 September 2003, Bloemfontein, South Africa (Studies in Language Policy in South Africa 4): 100–122. Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers.  pdf 1,119KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2005. One database, many dictionaries – varying co(n)text with the dictionary application TshwaneLex. In Ooi, V.B.Y., A. Pakir, I. Talib, L. Tan, P.K.W. Tan & Y.Y. Tan (eds.). 2005. Words in Asian Cultural Contexts, Proceedings of the 4th Asialex Conference, 1-3 June 2005, M Hotel, Singapore: 54–59. Singapore: Department of English Language and Literature & Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.  pdf 429KB
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. 2005. Representing and describing words flexibly with the dictionary application TshwaneLex. In Ooi, V.B.Y., A. Pakir, I. Talib, L. Tan, P.K.W. Tan & Y.Y. Tan (eds.). 2005. Words in Asian Cultural Contexts, Proceedings of the 4th Asialex Conference, 1-3 June 2005, M Hotel, Singapore: 108–114. Singapore: Department of English Language and Literature & Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.  pdf 264KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2005. Dynamic Metalanguage Customisation with the Dictionary Application TshwaneLex. In Kiefer, F., G. Kiss & J. Pajzs (eds.). 2005. Papers in Computational Lexicography, COMPLEX 2005: 190–199. Budapest: Linguistics Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.  pdf 489KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2005. From TshwaneLex to TshwanePedia: Creating and Flexibly Maintaining Online Encyclopaedias. Lexikos 15 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 15: 2005): 306–311.  pdf 595KB
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. 2005. From TshwaneLex to TshwaneTerm: Tailoring Terminology Management for South Africa. Lexikos 15 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 15: 2005): 312–315.  pdf 609KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2005. Book Review: M-H Corréard, ed. 2002. Lexicography and Natural Language Processing. A Festschrift in Honour of B.T.S. Atkins. Lexicographica: International Annual for Lexicography 21: 420-425.  pdf 117KB

2006  (6)

• De Schryver, G-M & E. Taljard. 2006. Locative trigrams in Northern Sotho, preceded by analyses of formative bigrams. Linguistics, An Interdisciplinary Journal of the Language Sciences 44/1: 135–193.  pdf 474KB
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2006. The users and uses of TshwaneLex One. In De Schryver, G-M (ed.). 2006. DWS 2006: Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Dictionary Writing Systems, Tuesday 5th September 2006, Turin, Italy (Pre-EURALEX 2006): 41–46. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  pdf 436KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2006. Compiling Modern Bilingual Dictionaries for Bantu Languages: Case Studies for Northern Sotho and Zulu. In Corino, E., C. Marello & C. Onesti (eds.). 2006. Atti del XII Congresso Internazionale di Lessicografia, Torino, 6-9 settembre 2006 / Proceedings XII Euralex International Congress, Torino, Italia, September 6th-9th, 2006: 515–525. Alessandria: Edizioni dell'Orso.  pdf 304KB
• De Pauw, G., G-M de Schryver & P.W. Wagacha. 2006. Data-Driven Part-of-Speech Tagging of Kiswahili. In Sojka, P., I. Kopecek & K. Pala (eds.). 2006. Text, Speech and Dialogue, 9th International Conference, TSD 2006, Brno, Czech Republic, September 11-15, 2006, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI), subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), volume nr. 4188): 197–204. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.  pdf 1,275KB
• De Schryver, G-M, D. Joffe, P. Joffe & S. Hillewaert. 2006. Do Dictionary Users Really Look Up Frequent Words? – On the Overestimation of the Value of Corpus-based Lexicography. Lexikos 16 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 16: 2006): 67–83.  pdf 1,283KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2006. Internationalisation, Localisation and Customisation Aspects of the Dictionary Application TshwaneLex. Lexikos 16 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 16: 2006): 222–238.  pdf 975KB

2007  (6)

• De Pauw, G., P.W. Wagacha & G-M de Schryver. 2007. Automatic Diacritic Restoration for Resource-Scarce Languages. In Matoušek, V. & P. Mautner (eds.). 2007. Text, Speech and Dialogue, 10th International Conference, TSD 2007, Pilsen, Czech Republic, September 3-7, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI), subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), volume nr. 4629): 170–179. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.  pdf 225KB
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2007. Crafting a Multidimensional Ruler for the Compilation of Sesotho sa Leboa Dictionaries. In Mojalefa, M.J. (ed.). 2007. Rabadia Ratšhatšha: Studies in African Language Literature, Linguistics, Translation and Lexicography: 177–201. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS.  pdf 356KB
• De Schryver, G-M & E. Taljard. 2007. Compiling a Corpus-based Dictionary Grammar: An example for Northern Sotho. Lexikos 17 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 17: 2007): 37–55.  pdf 1,339KB
• De Schryver, G-M & G. De Pauw. 2007. Dictionary Writing System (DWS) + Corpus Query Package (CQP): The case of TshwaneLex. Lexikos 17 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 17: 2007): 226–246.  pdf 1,503KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2007. Book Review: W. Sobkowiak. 2006. Phonetics of EFL Dictionary Definitions. Lexikos 17 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 17: 2007): 466–470.  pdf 119KB
• De Schryver, G-M. 2007. Corpus-based Lexicographic Pragmatics: On 'transforming' dirty corpora. In Jayadevan, V. & S. Raja (eds.). 2007. Asian Lexicography: Retrospect and Prospect, Proceedings of the 5th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, December 6-8, 2007: 30–36. Chennai: Tamil Lexicon Revision Project Unit, University of Madras.  pdf 755KB

Refereed articles in press or accepted for publication  (8)

• De Schryver, G-M & A. Wilkes. 2008. User-friendly dictionaries for Zulu: An exercise in complexicography. In DeCesaris, J. & E. Bernal (eds.). 2008. Proceedings of the Thirteenth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, 15-19 July 2008: (11 pages). Barcelona: Institut Universitari de Lingüística Aplicada, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
• Joffe, D., M. MacLeod & G-M de Schryver. 2008. Software Demonstration: The TshwaneLex Electronic Dictionary System. In DeCesaris, J. & E. Bernal (eds.). 2008. Proceedings of the Thirteenth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, 15-19 July 2008: (4 pages). Barcelona: Institut Universitari de Lingüística Aplicada, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
• De Schryver, G-M. 2008. Why does Africa need Sinclair? International Journal of Lexicography 21/3.
• De Schryver, G-M. 2008. Book Review: P. Hanks, ed. 2007. Lexicology: Critical Concepts (Routledge, six volumes, 2768 pages). International Journal of Lexicography 21/4.
• De Schryver, G-M & A. Wilkes. 2008. Towards a corpus-based dictionary for Zulu, Part I: The macrostructure. Lexikos 18 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 18: 2008): (20 pages). 
• De Pauw, G. & G-M de Schryver. 2008. Improving the part-of-speech tagging of a Swahili corpus for lexicographic purposes. Lexikos 18 (AFRILEX-reeks/series 18: 2008): (20 pages). 
• De Schryver, G-M. 2009. The concept of Simultaneous Feedback. In Gouws, R.H., U. Heid, W. Schweickard & H.E. Wiegand (eds). 2009. Dictionaries. An international encyclopedia of lexicography. Supplementary volume: Recent developments with special focus on computational lexicography (Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science (HSK) series): (6 pages). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.
• De Schryver, G-M. 2009. Tools to support the design of a macrostructure (nomenclature). In Gouws, R.H., U. Heid, W. Schweickard & H.E. Wiegand (eds). 2009. Dictionaries. An international encyclopedia of lexicography. Supplementary volume: Recent developments with special focus on computational lexicography (Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science (HSK) series): (8 pages). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.

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Publications – Non-refereed articles  (2)

2000  (2)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2000. Computer programmes and corpus building for dictionary compilation in South Africa with the emphasis on concordances and word-frequency counts. In Transcript of the Meeting of Existing Lexicography Units, 16-17 September 1999, Protea Waterfront Hotel, Centurion, Pretoria: 53–59. Arcadia: Pansalb.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2000. Dictionary Compilation Programs, Corpora and Query Tools for Lexicography in South Africa. In Transcript of the Lexicographic Meeting for Lexicography Units Still to be Established, 18-19 November 1999, Protea Waterfront Hotel, Centurion, Pretoria: 43–49. Arcadia: Pansalb.

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Publications – Abstracts  (29)

2000  (5)

• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2000. Creating Electronic Corpora for the South African Languages. In Programme & Abstracts of the First International Conference on Linguistics in Southern Africa, 12-14 January 2000, University of Cape Town: 61.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2000. Corpus Applications for the South African Languages. In Programme & Abstracts of the First International Conference on Linguistics in Southern Africa, 12-14 January 2000, University of Cape Town: 93.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2000. Taking Dictionaries for Bantu Languages into the New Millennium – with special reference to Kiswahili, Sepedi and isiZulu. In Vifupisho kongamano la kimataifa la Kiswahili 2000, Machi 20-23 / Abstracts International Colloquium on Kiswahili 2000, March 20-23: 86, 88 / 87, 89. Dar es Salaam: TUKI, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. 2000. Towards a Sound Lemmatisation Strategy for the Bantu Verb through the Use of Frequency-based Tail Slots – with special reference to Cilubà, Sepedi and Kiswahili. In Vifupisho kongamano la kimataifa la Kiswahili 2000, Machi 20-23 / Abstracts International Colloquium on Kiswahili 2000, March 20-23: 90, 92 / 91, 93. Dar es Salaam: TUKI, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam.
• De Schryver, G-M. 2000. Corpus-based Phonetics from Below – Proposals for a new approach to phonetic research, with special reference to Cilubà. In Le 3e Congrès Mondial de Linguistique Africaine à l'Université du Bénin-Lomé, Togo (21-26 août 2000), Résumés / Abstracts 3rd World Congress of African Linguistics at Université du Bénin-Lomé, Togo (21^st-26^th August 2000): 93.

2001  (1)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. 2001. Alphabetical stretches in African-language lexicography, length-inconsistencies in Sepedi dictionaries as a case in point. In Programme 11^th International Biennial Conference of the African Language Association of Southern Africa, African languages in the 21^st century: Strategic Plans (11-13 July 2001): 61. Port Elizabeth: University of Port Elizabeth.

2002  (3)

• De Schryver, G-M. 2002. First Steps in the Finite-State Morphological Analysis of Northern Sotho. In AFRILEX 2002, Culture and Dictionaries, Programme & Abstracts: 22–23. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  Abstract
• Malebe, P.S. & G-M de Schryver. 2002. From Corpus Data to the First isiNdebele Dictionaries. In AFRILEX 2002, Culture and Dictionaries, Programme & Abstracts: 39–40. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  Abstract
• Taljard, E. & G-M de Schryver. 2002. Semi-Automatic Term Extraction for the African Languages, with special reference to Northern Sotho. In AFRILEX 2002, Culture and Dictionaries, Programme & Abstracts: 57–58. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  Abstract

2003  (4)

• Gauton, R., G-M de Schryver & L. Mohlala. 2003. A corpus-based investigation of the Zulu nominal suffix ‑kazi. In Abstracts 4^th World Congress of African Linguistics (WOCAL 4) & 34^th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL 34). New Brunswick: Rutgers University.
• De Schryver, G-M. 2003. Concurrent Over- and Under-treatment in Dictionaries — The Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal as a case in point. In AFRILEX 2003, Bilingual Dictionaries, Programme & Abstracts: 21–23. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  Abstract
• Mohlala, L., G-M de Schryver & R. Gauton. 2003. The Lexicographic Treatment of the Feminine/Augmentative Suffix ‑kazi in isiZulu. In AFRILEX 2003, Bilingual Dictionaries, Programme & Abstracts: 40–41. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  Abstract
• Gauton, R. & G-M de Schryver. 2003. Translating technical texts into Zulu with the help of multilingual and/or parallel corpora. In Abstracts Corpus-based Translation Studies Conference: Research and Applications: 6–7. Pretoria: Department of Linguistics (Translation Studies), UNISA.

2004  (2)

• De Schryver, G-M. 2004. Metalexicographic Underpinnings of the Dictionary Application TshwaneLex. In Abstracts of the 9^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography: 18–20. Libreville: GRELACO.
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. 2004. TshwaneLex – Professional off-the-shelf lexicography software. In Third International Workshop on Dictionary Writing Systems: Program and List of Accepted Abstracts: 17–20. Brno: Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University.  Abstract

2005  (4)

• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2005. One database, many dictionaries – varying co(n)text with the dictionary application TshwaneLex. In Abstracts of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, The M Hotel, Singapore, 1-3 June 2005.
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. 2005. Representing and describing words flexibly with the dictionary application TshwaneLex. In Abstracts of the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, The M Hotel, Singapore, 1-3 June 2005.
• De Schryver, G-M. 2005. How TshwaneLex can Assist Malay Lexicography. In Persidangan Antarabangsa Leksikologi dan Leksikografi Melayu [International Conference on Malay Lexicology and Lexicography]: 39. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia & Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
• De Schryver, G-M. 2005. Guiding Modern Dictionary Compilation with the TshwaneLex Ruler Tool – Case study of a Kiswahili-English online dictionary in progress. In AFRILEX 2005, Monolingual Dictionaries for Africa, Abstracts: 7–8. Bloemfontein: Sesiu sa Sesotho Lexicography Unit, University of the Free State.

2006  (6)

• De Schryver, G-M. 2006. How TshwaneLex can assist historical lexicography: The case of Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (Dictionary of the Welsh Language). In Conference programme, List of delegates and Abstracts of the Third International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology (ICHLL), Leiden - INL - LUCL, 21st-23rd of June, 2006. Leiden: INL / LUCL.  Abstract
• De Schryver, G-M. 2006. Internationalisation, Localisation and Customisation Aspects of the Dictionary Application TshwaneLex. In AFRILEX 2006, The User Perspective in Lexicography, Programme & Abstracts: 21–24. Pretoria: (SF)² Press.  Abstract
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2006. Localisation in Lexicography: Three requirements. In 2nd IATIS Conference, Intervention in Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Encounters, Programme & Abstracts: 28. Bellville: University of the Western Cape.  Abstract
• De Schryver, G-M. 2006. Compiling Modern Bilingual Dictionaries for Bantu Languages: Case Studies for Northern Sotho and Zulu. In Abstracts of the Twelfth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, University of Turin, Italy, 6-9 September 2006.  Abstract
• De Pauw, G., G-M de Schryver & P.W. Wagacha. 2006. Data-Driven Part-of-Speech Tagging of Kiswahili. In Abstracts of the Ninth International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 11-15 September 2006.  Abstract
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. 2006. Demonstration: New Features of the Professional Lexicography Application TshwaneLex 2.0. In Abstracts of the Ninth International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 11-15 September 2006.  Abstract

2007  (4)

• De Schryver, G-M, M. Mogodi, S. Maepa, T. Cebekhulu, S. Nevhulaudzi, S. Dlamini, T. Mabeqa, L. Mletshe, N. Mpolweni-Zantsi, B. Neethling, T. Ntwana, N. Skade & A. van Huyssteen. 2007. Lexicographic Corpus Building in South Africa: Towards Pragmatics in Dictionaries. In Abstracts 10^th International Pragmatics Conference, Göteborg, Sweden, 8-13 July 2007: 187.  Abstract
• De Schryver, G-M. 2007. On the Need to Guide the Compilation of Reference Works with a Ruler. In Conference Abstracts for AUSTRALEX 2007: 5-6. Adelaide: University of Adelaide.
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2007. How TshwaneLex and TshwaneTerm can assist the Documentation of Australia's Indigenous Languages. In ILC & ALS Conference Program Booklet, University of Adelaide, September 2007: 53. Adelaide: University of Adelaide.
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2007. Professional Lexicography Software for the Asian Languages: The TshwaneLex Suite 3.0. In Jayadevan, V. & S. Raja (eds.). 2007. Asian Lexicography: Retrospect and Prospect, Proceedings of the 5th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, December 6-8, 2007: 37–38. Chennai: Tamil Lexicon Revision Project Unit, University of Madras.

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Publications – Online  (5)

2003  (1)

• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. 2003 –. Online Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sotho) – English Dictionary.
  Available: http://africanlanguages.com/sdp/.

2004  (1)

• Hillewaert, S. & G-M de Schryver. 2004 –. Online Kiswahili (Swahili) – English Dictionary.
  Available: http://africanlanguages.com/swahili/.

2006  (1)

• De Pauw, G., G-M de Schryver & P.W. Wagacha. 2006 –. Kiswahili Part-of-Speech Tagger – Demo.
  Available: http://aflat.org/?q=node/10.

2007  (2)

• De Pauw, G. & G-M de Schryver. 2007 –. Northern Sotho Part-of-Speech Tagger – Demo.
  Available: http://aflat.org/?q=node/177.
• De Pauw, G., G-M de Schryver & P.W. Wagacha. 2007 –. Automatic Diacritic Restoration for African Languages.
  Available: http://aflat.org/?q=node/184.

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Publications – Syllabi  (2)

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Publications – Telematically delivered programmes available on video  (3)

2000  (3)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. The lemmatisation of NOUNS in African languages. University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1 June 2000.
• De Schryver, G-M. On the role of CORPORA in lexicography. University of Pretoria, South Africa, 22 June 2000.
• De Schryver, G-M. SIMULTANEOUS FEEDBACK – a new methodology for compiling dictionaries. University of Pretoria, South Africa, 27 July 2000.

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Publications – Popular scientific publications & Media coverage  (16)

2000  (1)

• Stuttgarter Nachrichten, 23 August 2000, p. 15. Forscher entwickeln Wörterbücher für elf Nationalsprachen / Sprachlabor Südafrika: Dictionary, now! [Researchers Develop Dictionaries for Eleven Official Languages / Language Laboratory South Africa: Dictionary, now!] — by Nicole Golombek.

2003  (10)

• PanSALB News: The Official Newsletter of the Pan South African Language Board, April-June 2003, p. 7. First South African Online Dictionary: Sesotho sa Leboa – English.
• PanSALB News: The Official Newsletter of the Pan South African Language Board, April-June 2003, p. 15. About TshwaneLex.
• News24.com, 3 July 2003, 23:26. Sesotho on internet — by South African Press Association. [Reprints & Summaries: Mail & Guardian Online, ANC Daily News Briefing, allAfrica.com, Internet Solutions; The Star Online: News flashes, East Coast Radio: News in brief, Kfm 94.5]  Online
• ITWeb – The Technology News Site, 4 July 2003, 11:51. Academics at work on multilingual Web dictionary — by Stephen Whitford. [Reprints & Summaries: Africa Pulse, Balancing Act - Africa: News Update, Issue no 164, Sunday Times online: Daily IT news; Pambazuka News, An Information Service for Social Justice in Africa, iConnect Africa, ICTs at work / Les TIC en action]  Online
• SABCnews, 4 July 2003, 13:45. First online Northern Sotho-English dictionary for SA — by Steven Lang. [Summary: NewsTrove.com]  Online
• Pretoria News, 7 July 2003, p. 2. A new English-Northern Sotho dictionary — by Etienne Creux.
• SAfm, 7 July 2003, c. 7:45. Cybersurf — by Steven Lang.
• Lowveld Info, 9 July 2003. SA's first online, Sepedi dictionary — by Thandee N'wa Mhangwana. [Reprint & Summary: the Teacher; Pambazuka News, An Information Service for Social Justice in Africa]  Online
• The Star Online, 11 July 2003 & The Star, 11 July 2003, p. 6. Learn Northern Sotho for free — by Peroshni Govender.  Online
• SA Computer Magazine, 19 September 2003. SA's First Online Sepedi Dictionary — by Kelly Smith.

2004  (2)

• Kernerman Dictionary News, Number 12, July 2004, p. 40. The Creation of an Innovative Kiswahili-English Online Dictionary — by Ilan J. Kernerman.  Online
• Radio Télévision Nazareth, 21-22 July 2004, television news in a continuous loop. TshwaneLex et la lexicographie gabonaise [TshwaneLex and Gabonese Lexicography] — by Stefanie.

2008  (3)

• UGent Persberichten, 18 February 2008. UGent-ingenieur lanceert eerste corpusgebaseerd woordenboek voor Afrikaanse talen.  Online
• Vereeniging Ster, 24 March 2008, p. 26. Oxford launches new school dictionary — by Tswakae Makhetha.  jpg 116KB [Reprinted in Vanderbijlpark Ster, 21 April 2008, p. 25.   pdf 109KB]
• I-mag ingenieursmagazine (maandblad van de Vlaamse Ingenieurskamer), April 2008, pp. 12-13. Ingenieur van de taal. Gents ingenieur maakt eerste corpusgebaseerde woordenboek voor Afrikaanse talen — by Peter Dupont.  pdf 199KB

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Conference papers – Keynote & Plenary lectures  (4 + 1)

1999  (1)

• De Schryver, G-M. The Compilation of Dictionaries for African Languages and the Concept of 'Simultaneous Feedback'. 4^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 5-6 July 1999. [keynote lecture]

2001  (1)

• De Schryver, G-M. Lexicographers' Dreams in the Electronic-Dictionary Age. 6^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of the North, Pietersburg, South Africa, 2-4 July 2001. [keynote lecture]

2005  (1)

• De Schryver, G-M. How TshwaneLex can Assist Malay Lexicography. Persidangan Antarabangsa Leksikologi dan Leksikografi Melayu [International Conference on Malay Lexicology and Lexicography], Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia & Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 6-7 June 2005. [plenary lecture]

2007  (1)

• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. Professional Lexicography Software for the Asian Languages: The TshwaneLex Suite 3.0. 5th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, Savera Hotel, Chennai, India, 6-8 December 2007. [plenary lecture]

Invitations for Keynote & Plenary lectures  (1)

• De Schryver, G-M. New Technologies in Lexicography. Annual Meeting of the Australasian Association for Lexicography, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 13-14 November 2008. [plenary lecture]

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Conference papers – Lectures  (86 + 5)

1998  (2)

• De Schryver, G-M. Cilubà Lexicography: A First Approach. Lexicography Seminar, Linguistics Service of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium, 20 February 1998. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M & N.S. Kabuta. An Article for the Lemma Sign GREEN in a Decoding English – Cilubà Dictionary for Advanced Speakers of Cilubà. Afrilex-Salex'98, A Training Course for Practising Lexicographers, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 7-18 September 1998. [invited lecture]

1999  (2)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Computer Programs and Corpus Building for Dictionary Compilation in South Africa with the Emphasis on Concordances and Word-frequency Counts. PANSALB Workshop on Computerization for Existing Lexicographic Units, Protea Waterfront Hotel, Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa, 16-17 September 1999. [invited lecture]
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Dictionary Compilation Programs, Corpora and Query Tools for Lexicography in South Africa. PANSALB Workshop on Computerization for Non-existing Lexicographic Units, Protea Waterfront Hotel, Centurion, Pretoria, South Africa, 18-19 November 1999. [invited lecture]

2000  (9)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Corpus Applications for the South African Languages. First International Conference on Linguistics in Southern Africa, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 12-14 January 2000.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. Creating Electronic Corpora for the South African Languages. First International Conference on Linguistics in Southern Africa, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 12-14 January 2000.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Taking Dictionaries for Bantu Languages into the New Millennium – with special reference to Kiswahili, Sepedi and isiZulu. International Colloquium on Kiswahili in 2000, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 20-23 March 2000.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. Towards a Sound Lemmatisation Strategy for the Bantu Verb through the Use of Frequency-based Tail Slots – with special reference to Cilubà, Sepedi and Kiswahili. International Colloquium on Kiswahili in 2000, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 20-23 March 2000.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. Demonstration: Building and Querying the Kiswahili Internet Corpus (KIC). International Colloquium on Kiswahili in 2000, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 20-23 March 2000.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. The Concept of Simultaneous Feedback as Applied to the South African Context, With special reference to the Sepedi Dictionary Project (SeDiPro). 5^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 3-5 July 2000.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. (In)consistencies and the Miraculous Consistency Ratio of '(x 1.25)⁴ = x 2.44', A perspective on corpus-based versus non-corpus-based lemma-sign lists. 5^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 3-5 July 2000.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. Dictionary-Making Process with 'Simultaneous Feedback' from the Target Users to the Compilers. Ninth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Stuttgart University, Germany, 8-12 August 2000.
• De Schryver, G-M. Corpus-based Phonetics from Below – Proposals for a new approach to phonetic research, with special reference to Cilubà. Third World Congress of African Linguistics (WOCAL 3), Université du Bénin-Lomé, Togo, 21-26 August 2000.

2001  (9)

• De Schryver, G-M & B. Lepota. Go thomiša ka Yuniti ya Bosetšhaba ya Pukuntšu (YBP) ya Sesotho sa Leboa: Onoma, WordSmith Tools le maina a mebala [Jump-starting the Sesotho sa Leboa National Lexicography Unit (NLU): Onoma, WordSmith Tools and colour terms]. Board Meeting of the Sesotho sa Leboa National Lexicography Unit (NLU), University of the North, Pietersburg, South Africa, 24 April 2001. [invited lecture]
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Monitoring the Stability of a Growing Organic Corpus, with special reference to Sepedi and Xitsonga. XIII^th Biennial Meeting of the Dictionary Society of North America, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States, 6-9 May 2001.
• De Schryver, G-M, D.J. Prinsloo & B. Lepota. Presentation of Pioneering Dictionary Compilation in the Sesotho sa Leboa and isiNdebele NLUs. Meeting of the Lexicography and Terminology Development Subcommittee of the Pan South African Language Board (PANSALB), University of Pretoria, South Africa, 27 June 2001.
• Lepota, B. & G-M de Schryver. The Lexicographic Treatment of Days in Sepedi, or When Mother-Tongue Intuition Fails. 6^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of the North, Pietersburg, South Africa, 2-4 July 2001.
• Mogodi, M.P., M.C. Mphahlele, B. Lepota & G-M de Schryver. Computational Support for the National Lexicography Units – The Sepedi NLU as a Case in Point. 6^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of the North, Pietersburg, South Africa, 2-4 July 2001.
• De Schryver, G-M & H.T. Mashele. Demonstration: Building and Querying the Pretoria Xitsonga Corpus (PXiC). 6^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of the North, Pietersburg, South Africa, 2-4 July 2001.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Alphabetical stretches in African-language lexicography, length-inconsistencies in Sepedi dictionaries as a case in point. 11^th International Biennial Conference of ALASA (the African Language Association of Southern Africa), University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 11-13 July 2001.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. Corpus-based activities versus intuition-based compilations by lexicographers, the lemma-sign list as a case in point. 11^th International Biennial Conference of ALASA (the African Language Association of Southern Africa), University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 11-13 July 2001.
• De Schryver, G-M & D.J. Prinsloo. Fuzzy SF: Towards the ultimate customised dictionary. Second Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 8-10 August 2001.

2002  (7)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Problems and solutions in the design of spellcheckers for the Sotho and Nguni languages. One-Day Symposium on Developing Spelling Checkers for South African Languages, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, South Africa, 14 March 2002.
• Taljard, E. & G-M de Schryver. Semi-Automatic Term Extraction for the African Languages, with special reference to Northern Sotho. 7^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 8-10 July 2002.
• Malebe, P.S. & G-M de Schryver. From Corpus Data to the First isiNdebele Dictionaries. 7^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 8-10 July 2002.
• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: Building and Querying the Pretoria Zulu Corpus (PZC). 7^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 8-10 July 2002.
• De Schryver, G-M. First Steps in the Finite-State Morphological Analysis of Northern Sotho. 7^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 8-10 July 2002.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Designing a Measurement Instrument for the Relative Length of Alphabetical Stretches in Dictionaries, with special reference to Afrikaans and English. Tenth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Copenhagen University, Denmark, 13-17 August 2002.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Compiling the lemma-sign list of learners' dictionaries: the importance of keyness. Seminar on Learners' Dictionaries, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 11-12 November 2002.

2003  (17)

• Joffe, D., G-M de Schryver & D.J. Prinsloo. Introducing TshwaneLex – A New Computer Program for the Compilation of Dictionaries. TAMA 2003 South Africa, 6^th International 'Terminology in Advanced Management Applications' Conference, Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19-21 February 2003.
• Gauton, R., E. Taljard & G-M de Schryver. Towards Strategies for Translating Terminology into all South African Languages: A Corpus-based Approach. TAMA 2003 South Africa, 6^th International 'Terminology in Advanced Management Applications' Conference, Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19-21 February 2003.
• De Schryver, G-M. Terminology Work in African Languages: A Practical Demonstration. TAMA 2003 South Africa, 6^th International 'Terminology in Advanced Management Applications' Conference, Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19-21 February 2003.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Towards Second-Generation Spellcheckers for the South African Languages. TAMA 2003 South Africa, 6^th International 'Terminology in Advanced Management Applications' Conference, Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19-21 February 2003.
• De Schryver, G-M & R. Gauton. Corpora and Linguistic Applications for isiZulu. Corpus Linguistics Seminar, Linguistics Service of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium, 7 March 2003. [invited lecture]
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Comparing Parallel Corpora for Nine Bantu Languages: isiZulu, isiXhosa, siSwati, isiNdebele, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Tshivenda and Xitsonga. Corpus Linguistics Seminar, Linguistics Service of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium, 7 March 2003. [invited lecture]
• Gauton, R., G-M de Schryver & L. Mohlala. A corpus-based investigation of the Zulu nominal suffix ‑kazi. 4^th World Congress of African Linguistics (WOCAL 4) & 34^th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL 34), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, United States, 17-22 June 2003.
• De Schryver, G-M. Online Dictionaries on the Internet: An Overview for the African Languages. Mini-seminar on and launch of The First South African Online Dictionary Interface, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 20 June 2003.
• De Schryver, G-M. Concurrent Over- and Under-treatment in Dictionaries — The Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal as a case in point. 8^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 7-9 July 2003.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Poster: Multidimensional Rulers and Block Systems to Guide Effective Dictionary Progress. 8^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 7-9 July 2003.
• Chief Little, J., S. Nong & G-M de Schryver. The Development of Online Dictionaries and Thesauri for: (1) Khoekhoegowab, Ju|'hoansi and Khwedam; (2) The official South African languages. 8^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 7-9 July 2003.
• Mohlala, L., G-M de Schryver & R. Gauton. The Lexicographic Treatment of the Feminine/Augmentative Suffix ‑kazi in isiZulu. 8^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 7-9 July 2003.
• Gauton, R. & G-M de Schryver. Translating technical texts into Zulu with the help of multilingual and/or parallel corpora. Corpus-based Translation Studies Conference: Research and Applications, UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa, 21-25 July 2003.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Managing Eleven Parallel Corpora and the Extraction of Data in all South African Languages. International Colloquium on Multilingualism and Electronic Information Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 22-23 September 2003.
• De Schryver, G-M. Rulers & Block Systems for South African Lexicography. Lexicography Seminar of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), Manhattan Hotel, Arcadia, Pretoria, South Africa, 12 November 2003. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. Truly Tailored Dictionaries: An Exercise in Balancing Corpus Data. Institut für Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung [Institute for Natural Language Processing], Stuttgart University, Germany, 27 November 2003. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: The Dictionary Writing System 'TshwaneLex'. Second International Workshop on Dictionary Writing Systems, University of Brighton, UK, 1-2 December 2003. [invited lecture]

2004  (5)

• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. TshwaneLex – A State-of-the-Art Dictionary Compilation Program. Eleventh EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Université de Bretagne Sud, Lorient, France, 6-10 July 2004.
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. On How Electronic Dictionaries are Really Used. Eleventh EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Université de Bretagne Sud, Lorient, France, 6-10 July 2004.
• Gouws, R.H., D.J. Prinsloo & G-M de Schryver. Friends will be Friends – True or False. Lexicographic Approaches to the Treatment of False Friends. Eleventh EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Université de Bretagne Sud, Lorient, France, 6-10 July 2004.
• De Schryver, G-M. Metalexicographic Underpinnings of the Dictionary Application TshwaneLex. 9^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, Omar Bongo University, Libreville, Gabon, 20-22 July 2004.
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. TshwaneLex – Professional off-the-shelf lexicography software. Third International Workshop on Dictionary Writing Systems, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 6-7 September 2004.

2005  (9)

• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. One database, many dictionaries – varying co(n)text with the dictionary application TshwaneLex. Fourth Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, The M Hotel, Singapore, 1-3 June 2005.
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. Representing and describing words flexibly with the dictionary application TshwaneLex. Fourth Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, The M Hotel, Singapore, 1-3 June 2005.
• De Schryver, G-M. Dictionary Writing System Demo: TshwaneLex. 5^th International Workshop in Lexicography and Lexical Computing, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 10-14 June 2005. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. Dynamic Metalanguage Customisation with the Dictionary Application TshwaneLex. 8^th International Conference on Computational Lexicography and Text Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 17-18 June 2005.
• De Schryver, G-M. Guiding Modern Dictionary Compilation with the TshwaneLex Ruler Tool – Case study of a Kiswahili-English online dictionary in progress. 10^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 13-15 July 2005.
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. From TshwaneLex to TshwaneTerm: Tailoring Terminology Management for South Africa. 10^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 13-15 July 2005.
• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: TshwaneLex, TshwanePedia and TshwaneTerm. Lexicography Software Seminar, UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa, 12 August 2005. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: TshwaneTerm. Terminology Development Training, South African Police Service (SAPS), Pretoria, South Africa, 6 September 2005. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. Introduction au logiciel de lexicographie 'TshwaneLex' [Introduction to the Lexicography Software 'TshwaneLex']. Lexicography Seminar, Linguistics Service of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium, 4 November 2005. [invited lecture]

2006  (13)

• De Schryver, G-M. Dictionary writing systems: demo of TshwaneLex. 6^th International Workshop in Lexicography and Lexical Computing, University of Rijeka, Opatija, Croatia, 5-9 June 2006. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. How TshwaneLex can assist historical lexicography: The case of Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (Dictionary of the Welsh Language). Third International Conference on Historical Lexicography and Lexicology, Leiden University, the Netherlands, 21-23 June 2006.
• De Schryver, G-M. Panel Discussion: Electronic Dictionaries for African Languages. 11^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Venda for Science and Technology, Thohoyandou, South Africa, 3-7 July 2006. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: Launch of TshwaneLex 2.0. 11^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Venda for Science and Technology, Thohoyandou, South Africa, 3-7 July 2006.
• De Schryver, G-M. Internationalisation, Localisation and Customisation Aspects of the Dictionary Application TshwaneLex. 11^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Venda for Science and Technology, Thohoyandou, South Africa, 3-7 July 2006.
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. Localisation in Lexicography: Three requirements. 2^nd Conference of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, 11-14 July 2006.
• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: TshwaneTerm. Seminar for the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Bellville, South Africa, 28 July 2006. [invited lecture]
• De Pauw, G., G-M de Schryver & P.W. Wagacha. Part-of-Speech Tagging of Kiswahili and Gikuyu: Exploring Supervised and Unsupervised Approaches. 5^th World Congress of African Linguistics, African Union Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7-11 August 2006.
• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: Advanced Software to Assist the Compilation of Dictionaries for African Languages. 5^th World Congress of African Linguistics, African Union Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7-11 August 2006.
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. The users and uses of TshwaneLex One. Fourth International Workshop on Dictionary Writing Systems, University of Turin, Italy, 5 September 2006.
• De Schryver, G-M. Compiling Modern Bilingual Dictionaries for Bantu Languages: Case Studies for Northern Sotho and Zulu. Twelfth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, University of Turin, Italy, 6-9 September 2006.
• De Pauw, G., G-M de Schryver & P.W. Wagacha. Data-Driven Part-of-Speech Tagging of Kiswahili. Ninth International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 11-15 September 2006.
• Joffe, D. & G-M de Schryver. Demonstration: New Features of the Professional Lexicography Application TshwaneLex 2.0. Ninth International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 11-15 September 2006.

2007  (13)

• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: TshwaneTerm. Board Meeting of the Centre for Legal Terminology in African Languages (CLTAL), Nedbank, Sandown, South Africa, 12 January 2007. [invited lecture]
• De Pauw, G., G-M de Schryver & P.W. Wagacha. Kiswahili Word Class Tagging. The 17th Annual Meeting of Computational Linguistics in the Netherlands, University of Leuven, Belgium, 12 January 2007.
• De Schryver, G-M. Corpus-based 'statements of meaning' versus 'descriptions of actual language use' in dictionaries. Culture, Language and Identity (CLIDE) Seminar, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, 15 February 2007. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. Demonstration: TshwaneLex. Institut Universitari de Lingüística Aplicada (IULA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, 1 June 2007. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. Dictionary writing systems: demo of TshwaneLex. 8^th International Workshop in Lexicography and Lexical Computing, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 4-8 June 2007. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M, M. Mogodi, S. Maepa, T. Cebekhulu, S. Nevhulaudzi, S. Dlamini, T. Mabeqa, L. Mletshe, N. Mpolweni-Zantsi, B. Neethling, T. Ntwana, N. Skade & A. van Huyssteen. Lexicographic Corpus Building in South Africa: Towards Pragmatics in Dictionaries. 10^th International Pragmatics Conference, Gothenburg University, Sweden, 8-13 July 2007.
• De Pauw, G., P.W. Wagacha & G-M de Schryver. Poster: Automatic Diacritic Restoration for Resource-Scarce Languages. Tenth International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 3-7 September 2007.
• De Schryver, G-M. Computational Linguistics for the African Languages. Kick-off associatieonderzoeksgroep Language Technology & Computational Intelligence, Ghent University, Belgium, 14 September 2007. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. On the Need to Guide the Compilation of Reference Works with a Ruler. Annual Meeting of the Australasian Association for Lexicography, University of Adelaide, Australia, 25 September 2007.
• De Schryver, G-M & D. Joffe. How TshwaneLex and TshwaneTerm can assist the Documentation of Australia's Indigenous Languages. Indigenous Languages Conference 2007, University of Adelaide, Australia, 25-27 September 2007.
• Kabuta, N.S. & G-M de Schryver. Présentation du nouveau dictionnaire Cilubà-Français. Hommage à Pius Ngandu Nkashama, Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde (KANTL), Ghent, Belgium, 18 October 2007. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M. Corpus-based Lexicographic Pragmatics: On 'transforming' dirty corpora. 5th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, Savera Hotel, Chennai, India, 6-8 December 2007.
• De Schryver, G-M. State-of-the-Art Software for any Dictionary in any Language, an Example for Tamil. 29th All India Conference of Linguists, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India, 12-14 December 2007.

Conference papers accepted for presentation  (5)

• De Schryver, G-M & A. Wilkes. Towards a corpus-based dictionary for Zulu, Part I: The macrostructure. 13^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1-3 July 2008.
• G. De Pauw & G-M de Schryver. Improving the part-of-speech tagging of a Swahili corpus for lexicographic purposes. 13^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1-3 July 2008.
• De Schryver, G-M. Dictionary writing systems: demo of TshwaneLex. 9^th International Workshop in Lexicography and Lexical Computing, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, 10-15 July 2008. [invited lecture]
• De Schryver, G-M & A. Wilkes. User-friendly dictionaries for Zulu: An exercise in complexicography. Thirteenth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, 15-19 July 2008.
• Joffe, D., M. MacLeod & G-M de Schryver. Software Demonstration: The TshwaneLex Electronic Dictionary System. Thirteenth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, 15-19 July 2008.

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Conference papers – Chair of sessions  (11)

• Hurskainen, A. (Institute for Asian and African Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland) – New Advances in Corpus-based Lexicography [keynote lecture]. 7^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 8-10 July 2002.  Abstract
• Fox, G. (Macmillan Education: Publisher, Dictionaries) – Corpus Research and Lexicography [keynote lecture]. 8^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 7-9 July 2003.  Abstract
• Machniewski, M. Corpus-based Translation Studies Conference: Research and Applications, UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa, 21-25 July 2003.
• Ekwa, G-M & F. Tomba-Moussavou; Ndabezitha, N.; Ndinga-Koumba-Binza, H.S.; Ondo-Mebiame, P. & Y. Nzang-Bié; and Emejulu, J.D. 9^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, Omar Bongo University, Libreville, Gabon, 20-22 July 2004.
• Sobkowiak, W. (Department of Computer Assisted English Linguistics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland) – E-Dictionaries and Phonolexicographic Needs of EFL Users [keynote lecture]. 11^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Venda for Science and Technology, Thohoyandou, South Africa, 3-7 July 2006.  Abstract
• Langemets, M. et al.; Horák, A. et al.; and Abel, A. & S. Bracco. Fourth International Workshop on Dictionary Writing Systems, University of Turin, Italy, 5 September 2006.
• Rafel i Fontanals, J. & J. Soler i Bou; and Prinsloo, D.J. & R.H. Gouws. Twelfth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, University of Turin, Italy, 6-9 September 2006.
• De Pauw, G. et al.; Hlavackova, D. et al.; and Nemec, P. Ninth International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 11-15 September 2006.
• Scannell, K. (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA) – The Crúbadán Project: Corpus building for under-resourced languages [keynote lecture]. 3^rd Web as Corpus Workshop, incorporating Cleaneval, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 15-16 September 2007.
• Sharoff, S.; Blohm, S. & P. Cimiano; and Fletcher, W. 3^rd Web as Corpus Workshop, incorporating Cleaneval, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 15-16 September 2007.
• Sundström, M-P; and Vitayapirak, J. 5th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography, Savera Hotel, Chennai, India, 6-8 December 2007.

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Conference papers – Popular scientific lectures  (3)

2000  (2)

• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Samestelling van Afrikataal woordeboeke [The Compilation of African-language Dictionaries]. Ebenhaeser Tehuis vir Bejaardes, Pretoria, South Africa, 8 March 2000.
• Prinsloo, D.J. & G-M de Schryver. Tips and traps in research planning: urgency versus importance & Navorsingsgenootskappe asook hoe om tyd te maak vir navorsing [Research Committees and How to Make Time for Research]. Research in the School of Languages, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1 June 2000.

2001  (1)

• Taljard, E., R. Gauton, D.J. Prinsloo & G-M de Schryver. Tips and Traps – Preparation of Research Applications. Research Day of the Faculty of Humanities, Hammanskraal Campus of the University of Pretoria, Hammanskraal, South Africa, 1 June 2001.

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Attendances – Conferences  (39)

• European Skeptics Conference 1990, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, 10-11 August 1990.
• 2° Congresso Nazionale del CICAP / Euroskeptics 4^th European Conference, Saint-Vincent, Italy, 17-19 July 1992.
• The Oskar Klein Centenary Symposium, Stockholm University, Sweden, 19-21 September 1994.
• Colloquium "Wereld-Systeem Analyse. Pro & Contra. Is de wereld-systeem analyse een analyse waard?", Ghent University, Belgium, 14 December 1996.
• EURALEX 1998: Eighth EURALEX International Congress on Lexicography, University of Liège, Belgium, 4-8 August 1998.
• AFRILEX 1999: 4^th International Conference of the African Association for Lexicography, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 5-6 July 1999. [presented 1 keynote paper]