[Lexicog] stereotypical beliefs and lexicography

[Miroslava Nikolova]

Much has been said about expressions involving the
names of different nationalities and having a more or
less negative connotation. What about expressions of
the kind having a positive connotation. In Bulgarian,
for example, there is the expression "angliiska
tochnost" (English punctuality) obviously referring to
the fact that the English have a reputation for being
on the dot.
 --- Kees van Kolmeschate <keesvkolmeschate at hetnet.nl>
wrote:

>
> --- In lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com, "Patrick
> Hanks" <hanks at b...>
> wrote:
> > ... Does Dutch have derogatory expressions
> involving "English"?  Or
> is Dutch stereotypically more polite -- or more
> parochial -- than
> English?
>
> The only expression with "English" in Dutch, apart
> form a few really
> harmless technical terms, that comes to my mind is
> "Engelse ziekte"
> (English disease) = "rachitis".
> Probably the influence of England on Holland was
> less than the one
> vice
> versa; due to England's insular (insulating?)
> position? England seems
> to have had less direct impact on us than e.g.
> France, and German
> Bishops.
> At any rate I hardly recall from my History lessons
> in primary school
> much more about England than the "English wars # 1
> .. 4" and Michiel
> Adriaanszn De Ruiter sailing up the Medway and
> breaking the
> protective chain over the river.
>
> hartelijke groeten,
>
> Kees.
>
>
>
>
>


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