The African Association for Lexicography: After Ten Years

This year it has been ten years since the establishment of AFRILEX. After an expla-nation of what led to its forming, this article gives a short overview of its composition and activi-ties. Keywords: african association for lexicography (afrilex), african lan-guages association of south africa (alasa), bureau of the woordeboek van die afrikaanse taal (wat), dictionary of south african english (dsae), linguistic association of southern africa (lssa), national lexicography units (nlus), pan south african language board (pansalb