Avoiding semantic trespass and etyma-larceny: Collaborative lexicography for under-resourced languages: An example from Vanuatu

Nick Thieberger

doi:10.22459/PV.2025.19

Avoiding semantic trespass and etyma-larceny: Collaborative lexicography for under-resourced languages: An example from Vanuatu

Nick Thieberger

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Projecting Voices
Subtitle of host publication	Studies in Language and Linguistics in Honour of Jane Simpson
Editors	Carmel O'Shannessy, James Gray, Denise Angelo
Place of Publication	Australia
Publisher	ANU Press
Chapter	19
Pages	593-611
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9781760467067
ISBN (Print)	9781760467050
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22459/PV.2025.19
Publication status	Published - 11 Dec 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Asia-Pacific Linguistics
Publisher	ANU Press

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Thieberger, N. (2025). Avoiding semantic trespass and etyma-larceny: Collaborative lexicography for under-resourced languages: An example from Vanuatu. In C. O'Shannessy, J. Gray, & D. Angelo (Eds.), Projecting Voices: Studies in Language and Linguistics in Honour of Jane Simpson (pp. 593-611). (Asia-Pacific Linguistics). ANU Press. https://doi.org/10.22459/PV.2025.19

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Thieberger, N 2025, Avoiding semantic trespass and etyma-larceny: Collaborative lexicography for under-resourced languages: An example from Vanuatu. in C O'Shannessy, J Gray & D Angelo (eds), Projecting Voices: Studies in Language and Linguistics in Honour of Jane Simpson. Asia-Pacific Linguistics, ANU Press, Australia, pp. 593-611. https://doi.org/10.22459/PV.2025.19

Avoiding semantic trespass and etyma-larceny: Collaborative lexicography for under-resourced languages: An example from Vanuatu. / Thieberger, Nick.
Projecting Voices: Studies in Language and Linguistics in Honour of Jane Simpson. ed. / Carmel O'Shannessy; James Gray; Denise Angelo. Australia: ANU Press, 2025. p. 593-611 (Asia-Pacific Linguistics).

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