Von flacher See, Gretchen vom Deich und faulen Schiffen. Phraseologismen im Allgemeinen Wörterbuch der Marine (1793–1798) von Johann Hinrich Röding.
From shallow lake, Gretchen vom Deich and rotten ships. Phraseologisms in general Dictionary of the Navy (1793-1798) by Johann Hinrich Röding.
Author(s): Magdalena Lisiecka-CzopSubject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Modern Age, Lexis, 18th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: phrasemes; lexicography; seamen’s language; Johann Hinrich Röding; 18th century;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to show the synchronic section of the maritime phraseology of the 18th century on example of the multilingual dictionary Allgemeines Wörterbuch der Marine by Johann Hinrich Röding. This dictionary contains approximately 5000 lexicographic entries of the seamen’s language. Among them about 100 phrasemes from subject areas such as weather and tides, navigation, shipbuilding, parts of the ship, ship uptake and maintenance, seamen’s everyday life, orders and calls on ships.
- Issue Year: 3/2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 329-338
- Page Count: 10
- Language: German