Von Hof über hofieren zu höflich ... Zur deutschen Höflichkeit aus linguistischer Sicht
From Hof via hofieren to höflich … About the German Höflichkeit from a linguistic perspective
Author(s): Mihai CruduSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Lexis, Philology
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: word formation; lexicology; etymology; synchrony; diachrony;
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims at analyzing the concept of politeness (Höflichkeit) from a linguistical point of view, starting from the ethymon Old High German / Middle High German hof and its original meanings. We follow the semantical and structural evolution of the output word up to the current state of the language by researching the word family with its different nuances, e.g. Hof, Gehöft, höfisch, Höfling, and also compounds as Hofgut, Hofschranze, hoffähig, Friedhof, Fronhof, Fuhrhof etc. Thus arises an overview of the semantical potencies of the analyzed lexeme.
Journal: Bukarester Beiträge zur Germanistik (BBG)
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 119 - 132
- Page Count: 14
- Language: German
