LL-L "Vocabulary" 2001.11.23 (02) [E]

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From: Holger Weigelt <platt at HOLGER-WEIGELT.DE>
Subject: LL-L "Vocabulary" 2001.10.31 (02) [E]

Hallo Ron !
You wrote:
>I also noticed _Fleegerhaben_ ['flE.Ig3hQ:b=m] (~ _Fleegerhaven_
['flE.Ig3hQ:v=m]) ("aircraft harbor/port") 'airport', which I find
innovative, since I and people I know use the German-based calque
_Flooghaven_ 'flo.UxhQ:v=m](~ _Flooghaben_ ['flo.UxhQ:b=m], cf. German
_Flughafen_
("flight harbor/port")).<
Reading this older posting about neologisms in Low Saxon reminds me to a
nice experience several years ago:
An old lady who was  well known to my grandma had made a journey to the
United States visiting her relatives. When she was back again she went
round telling all the people about her adventures. And this started:
"Do:
ik dor up däi e:erpo:rt kwam..."
Spontaneously she had created a striking Platt neologism basing on the
English word "airport" understanding it this way: "e:er" is earth
and "po:rt" is gate or entrance in Eastern Friesland Platt (You often
hear
the diminutive "po:rtje" for the entrance to a house-site). Thus
e:erpo:rt
is the gate to earth.

Regards
Holger

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