The Place and Necessity of Religious, Ethnohistorical and Linguistic Works in the Gabonese Dictionary Landscape

Dictionaries should reflect a great diversity of results gained from research in the field of linguistics. In Gabon, as far as relationships between lexicography & linguistics are concerned, studies are still to be started. This article does not only trace the historical development of lexicography in Gabon, but also shows how earlier studies in the fields of linguistics, religion & ethnohistory have served (and should continue to serve) as reference works for the compilation of new dictionaries. Owing to the fact that most existing dictionaries have resulted from the enterprise of single lexicographers, it is hoped that future lexicographic products will not only be containers of linguistic & cultural knowledge but also the result of team efforts. Adapted from the source document