Winged Words in German Language. Their Form, Meaning and Origin Cover Image

Geflügelte Worte in der deutschen Sprache. Ihre Form, Bedeutung und Herkunft
Winged Words in German Language. Their Form, Meaning and Origin

Author(s): Katarzyna Sztandarska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: winged words; foreign languages; dictionaries

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is selected winged words registered in Duden dictionary (vol. 12, 2017) Zitate und Aussprüche. Herkunft, Bedeutung und aktueller Gebrauch. 7 500 Zitate von der klassischen Antike bis heute. In the article I will examine 65 examples, including 19 winged words of foreign origin. Some of the phrases have their German equivalents. Collected research material indicates that, in case of many winged words, both lexical and semantic changes have occurred over the years.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 155-166
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: German