sentences:  John McHardy Sinclair was her brother.Among her honours, are an honorary DLitt by the University of Brighton (2000), UK, for services to lexicography and linguistics; a festschrift (2002) published by EURALEX  at the occasion of her 70th birthday to mark her contribution to international lexicography, and an honorary DLitt by the University of Pretoria (2008) for significant contributions to the development of lexicographic practices worldwide and in particular for the African languages in South Africa.She is also Past President and Honorary Life Member of the European Association for Lexicography (EURALEX).