Historical phraseology of German as a Space of Knowledge:

global – interdisciplinary - innovative

Phraseology global – areal – regionalEurophras-conference 2008

Helsinki 13.-16.08.2008 Natalia FilatkinaUniversity of Trierfilatkin@uni-trier.dewww.hifos.uni-trier.de

Project

„Historical formulaic language and traditions of communication“

Some questions:

- How do we understand the historical phraseology of German?

- What does it mean with respect to the „phraseology-regional“-approach?

- What does it have to do with the global research perspective?

1.Phraseology global

nowadays: Elisabeth Piirainen‘s „Wide spread idioms in Europe and beyond“

historical: ??

Dr. Ane Kleine, University of Trier, Yiddish studies

„Form and formation of space of knowledge of linguistic conceptualization: Yiddish phraseology in context with European languages“

15.08.2008, 10:00 o‘clock

2. How do we understand the historical phraseology of German in the HiFoS-

project?

Goals of the HiFoS-project

- linguistically: investigation into different types of formulaic expressions in historical German texts of different genres from 750 to 1700 in their textual (or social) dynamics and variation

- computer linguistically: development of a MSQL/php-database

linguistic database JPHRAS

(Dr. Kleine)

art historical database Gnomisches Wissen

(Dr. Münch)

historical electronic text corpus

digitalized original manuscripts

Goals of the HiFoS-project

- linguistically: investigation into different types of formulaic expressions in historical German texts of different genres from 750 to 1700 in their textual (or social) dynamics and variation

- computer linguistically: development of a MSQL/php-database

- online bibliography with the secondary literature on historical formulaic language (http://www.hifos.uni-trier.de/Bibliographie)

What does it mean for the „phraseology-regional“ approach?

way 1: Research on variation in the usage of one formulaic expression in different text types of a given historical region

numer dumen Iheu Chrit | prach ie mit menchem krucz | nun bin ich ert fuer nucz | gen myner frawen und wetern | wiltu mynen namen letern | de han ich umer chand | da ich dich bring u land | de wurd ich nymer fliig | wa ind die helfant driig | mit druwen din geladen? | ein humel an eynem faden | solt man dir nit gedruwen | ich han uff ein yeß gebuwen | und uff de regen bogen | ach wie hatu mich o gar bedrogen | da hatt mich umer wunder

Hermann von Sachsenheim, Spiegel 161,5; around 1452

carpet, end of 15th century, Berlin Kunstgewerbemuseum

carpet, end of 15th century,

Berlin Kunstgewerbemuseum

Some consequences

1. terminology

formulaic language, formulaic pattern

Some consequences

1. terminology

formulaic language, formulaic pattern

2. criteria used in determining formulaic diction

What does it mean for the „phraseology-regional“ approach?

way 2: Research on different formulaic patterns in a given text genre of a given region

Ph.D. projectJohannes Gottwald M.A.

Formelhaftigkeit in der städtischen Sprache des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts. Nürnberger Fastnachtspiele im Vergleich zu weiteren Texten aus dem Bereich der städtischen Dichtung

Ph.D. projectMonika Hanauska M.A.

Formelhaftigkeit und Traditionen des Formulierens in den Chroniken des Hoch- und Spätmittelalters am Beispiel der Stadtchroniken von Köln

Text genres of the HiFoS-project

- poetry and fiction

- historical legal texts- non-literally sources (business and private letters, diaries, travel reports)- political texts (“Flugblätter” of the Reformation period)

- proverbial collections, dictionaries, grammar books

at present, over 4320 commented data entries mostly from Freidank‘s „Bescheidenheit“ and Old High German texts

2088 Old High German entries:bible translations, commentaries& interpretations: 765

scientific prose (for school use): 400

religious (pastoral) literature, prayers, homilies: 162

heroic epic poetry: 51

3. Instead of a conclusion:

What does it have to do with the global research perspective?

Possible research directions

usage of formulaic patterns in medieval schools

blessings and magic sayings

didactical and moral literature (Freidank, Disticha Catonis)

proverbial collections

grammar books

virtual archive for proverbial collections and grammar books with German as one of the languages in Trier

Thank you very much for your attention!

Natalia Filatkina

Historische Formelhafte Sprache und Traditionen des Formulierens (HiFoS)

University of Trierfilatkin@uni-trier.de

www.hifos.uni-trier.de