Exam (elaborations)
AIS3702 October November Portfolio (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE
31 October 202
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Course
Subject Organisation (AIS3702)
AIS3702 October November Portfolio (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 31
October 2025; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
QUESTION 1 Instructions: a. Assign the most specific notation for each of the subject
statements according to Dewey decimal classification, 23rd ed OR Web Dewey. Specify the
DDC edition used. b. DO NOT JUST WRITE OUT THE FINAL NOTATION. INDICATE THE
NUMBER BUILDING PROCESS FOR EACH SUBJECT STATEMENT AND SPECIFY THE
INSTRUCTIONS AND SHOW HOW EACH INSTRUCTION APPLIES.
Xitsonga-Tswana, Tswana-Xitsonga dictionary
Step 1: Identify the Main Class
In DDC, languages fall under Class 400 – Language.
Main class Description
400 Language
410 Linguistics
420–490 Specific languages
Within this main class, dictionaries are treated as special linguistic forms of a language.
Therefore, the notation for dictionaries is added to the base number for the specific language.
Step 2: Identify the Base Numbers for the Languages
We have two languages:
,Xitsonga (Tsonga)
Tswana
We must determine their notations from Table 6 – Languages (found in Volume 4 of DDC 23).
2.1 Tsonga (Xitsonga)
From Table 6:
496.3 = Bantu languages
496.39 = Southern Bantu languages
496.397 = Tsonga
Therefore, Xitsonga (Tsonga) = 496.397
2.2 Tswana
From Table 6:
496.3 = Bantu languages
496.39 = Southern Bantu languages
496.392 = Tswana
Therefore, Tswana = 496.392
Step 3: Identify the Form Division for Dictionaries
Now that we know both language bases, we move to the notation for “dictionaries”.
In the DDC schedules (specifically under the Language hierarchy 420–490):
There is an instruction note stating:
Add to the base number for the language the numbers following 1 in 41–49 for specific linguistic
features, e.g., dictionaries (03), grammar (5), etc.
To find the notation for dictionaries, we go to Table 4 – Subdivisions of Individual Languages
and Language Families.
From Table 4, we have:
Table 4 notation Meaning
T4—01–09 Standard subdivisions
,Table 4 notation Meaning
T4—03 Dictionaries
Therefore, add “03” to the base number of the language to represent a dictionary.
Step 4: Determine How to Build Numbers for Bilingual Dictionaries
DDC provides special instructions for bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.
At 400.3–490.3, the note reads:
Add to 03 the notation for the language or languages (other than the main language) from
Table 6.
In simpler terms:
Start with the first language’s base number.
Add .03 for a dictionary.
Then add the Table 6 notation for the second language.
Step 5: Apply the Number-Building Process
Let’s apply these instructions systematically.
Step 5.1 Base language = Xitsonga
Base number: 496.397
Step 5.2 Add Table 4 notation for dictionary
Add “03” (from Table 4 — Dictionaries)
496.397 + 03 = 496.39703
Step 5.3 Add the notation for the second language (Tswana)
Tswana = 6392 (from Table 6, omitting the initial “4” since the instruction says “add the numbers
following 4”)
496.39703 + 6392 = 496.397036392
Built number: 496.397036392
, Step 6: Verify with DDC Notes
Let’s check this against the general note for bilingual dictionaries in DDC 23:
At 420–490: “Add to base number of each language the numbers following 1 in 41–49 for
special linguistic forms (e.g., dictionaries, grammar, usage). For bilingual dictionaries, add 03
from Table 4 plus notation from Table 6 for the second language.”
Everything aligns perfectly with the DDC building rule.
Step 7: Caption and Meaning of the Final Number
Notation Description
496.397 Xitsonga (Tsonga) language
+03 Dictionary
+6392 Tswana language (second language)
= 496.397036392 Xitsonga–Tswana bilingual dictionary
Step 8: Check for Alternative Arrangement
If the main entry were Tswana–Xitsonga (i.e., Tswana is the first language), the number would
reverse the order:
| Base language | Tswana = 496.392 |
| Add 03 | 496.39203 |
| Add second language (Xitsonga = 6397) | +6397 |
| = 496.392036397 |
So:
Xitsonga–Tswana dictionary = 496.397036392
Tswana–Xitsonga dictionary = 496.392036397
If the dictionary covers both directions equally (bidirectional), cataloguers often use the first
language named on the title page as the base.
FINAL ANSWER (DDC 23rd Edition)
AIS3702 October November Portfolio (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE
31 October 202
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Course
Subject Organisation (AIS3702)
AIS3702 October November Portfolio (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 31
October 2025; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
QUESTION 1 Instructions: a. Assign the most specific notation for each of the subject
statements according to Dewey decimal classification, 23rd ed OR Web Dewey. Specify the
DDC edition used. b. DO NOT JUST WRITE OUT THE FINAL NOTATION. INDICATE THE
NUMBER BUILDING PROCESS FOR EACH SUBJECT STATEMENT AND SPECIFY THE
INSTRUCTIONS AND SHOW HOW EACH INSTRUCTION APPLIES.
Xitsonga-Tswana, Tswana-Xitsonga dictionary
Step 1: Identify the Main Class
In DDC, languages fall under Class 400 – Language.
Main class Description
400 Language
410 Linguistics
420–490 Specific languages
Within this main class, dictionaries are treated as special linguistic forms of a language.
Therefore, the notation for dictionaries is added to the base number for the specific language.
Step 2: Identify the Base Numbers for the Languages
We have two languages:
,Xitsonga (Tsonga)
Tswana
We must determine their notations from Table 6 – Languages (found in Volume 4 of DDC 23).
2.1 Tsonga (Xitsonga)
From Table 6:
496.3 = Bantu languages
496.39 = Southern Bantu languages
496.397 = Tsonga
Therefore, Xitsonga (Tsonga) = 496.397
2.2 Tswana
From Table 6:
496.3 = Bantu languages
496.39 = Southern Bantu languages
496.392 = Tswana
Therefore, Tswana = 496.392
Step 3: Identify the Form Division for Dictionaries
Now that we know both language bases, we move to the notation for “dictionaries”.
In the DDC schedules (specifically under the Language hierarchy 420–490):
There is an instruction note stating:
Add to the base number for the language the numbers following 1 in 41–49 for specific linguistic
features, e.g., dictionaries (03), grammar (5), etc.
To find the notation for dictionaries, we go to Table 4 – Subdivisions of Individual Languages
and Language Families.
From Table 4, we have:
Table 4 notation Meaning
T4—01–09 Standard subdivisions
,Table 4 notation Meaning
T4—03 Dictionaries
Therefore, add “03” to the base number of the language to represent a dictionary.
Step 4: Determine How to Build Numbers for Bilingual Dictionaries
DDC provides special instructions for bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.
At 400.3–490.3, the note reads:
Add to 03 the notation for the language or languages (other than the main language) from
Table 6.
In simpler terms:
Start with the first language’s base number.
Add .03 for a dictionary.
Then add the Table 6 notation for the second language.
Step 5: Apply the Number-Building Process
Let’s apply these instructions systematically.
Step 5.1 Base language = Xitsonga
Base number: 496.397
Step 5.2 Add Table 4 notation for dictionary
Add “03” (from Table 4 — Dictionaries)
496.397 + 03 = 496.39703
Step 5.3 Add the notation for the second language (Tswana)
Tswana = 6392 (from Table 6, omitting the initial “4” since the instruction says “add the numbers
following 4”)
496.39703 + 6392 = 496.397036392
Built number: 496.397036392
, Step 6: Verify with DDC Notes
Let’s check this against the general note for bilingual dictionaries in DDC 23:
At 420–490: “Add to base number of each language the numbers following 1 in 41–49 for
special linguistic forms (e.g., dictionaries, grammar, usage). For bilingual dictionaries, add 03
from Table 4 plus notation from Table 6 for the second language.”
Everything aligns perfectly with the DDC building rule.
Step 7: Caption and Meaning of the Final Number
Notation Description
496.397 Xitsonga (Tsonga) language
+03 Dictionary
+6392 Tswana language (second language)
= 496.397036392 Xitsonga–Tswana bilingual dictionary
Step 8: Check for Alternative Arrangement
If the main entry were Tswana–Xitsonga (i.e., Tswana is the first language), the number would
reverse the order:
| Base language | Tswana = 496.392 |
| Add 03 | 496.39203 |
| Add second language (Xitsonga = 6397) | +6397 |
| = 496.392036397 |
So:
Xitsonga–Tswana dictionary = 496.397036392
Tswana–Xitsonga dictionary = 496.392036397
If the dictionary covers both directions equally (bidirectional), cataloguers often use the first
language named on the title page as the base.
FINAL ANSWER (DDC 23rd Edition)
