LL-L "Lexicon" 2010.06.21 (03) [EN]

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From: Marcus Buck <list at marcusbuck.org>

Subject. LL-L "Lexicon" 2010.06.21 (01) [EN-NDS]



From: Diederik Masure <didimasure at hotmail.com>

Subject: Lexicon



Even Low-German still makes new unique words for modern things, apparently:
the 'Miendientje' (imho an even better choice than Dutch 'beurtbalkje' altho
both are kind of funny wordplays)

http://www.welt.de/channels-extern/ipad/kultur_ipad/article8121674/Miendientje-So-heisst-das-Ding-auf-dem-Kassenband.html

Diederik



Although it's not really a new word. It can be traced back to at least 1996
(
<http://books.google.de/books?id=UTRxAAAAIAAJ&q=miendientje&dq=miendientje&hl=de&ei=b2YfTNrAE6SgsQatouiODg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ><http://books.google.de/books?id=UTRxAAAAIAAJ&q=miendientje&dq=miendientje&hl=de&ei=b2YfTNrAE6SgsQatouiODg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ>).
Most likely it is even older.

An overview of the former Low Saxon Words of the Year can be seen here:
<http://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattd%C3%BC%C3%BCtsch_Woort_vun%E2%80%99t_Johr><http://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattd%C3%BC%C3%BCtsch_Woort_vun%E2%80%99t_Johr>
.

There are three categories for the Low Saxon Word of the Year: Word of the
Year (any typical Low Saxon word that has a distinct meaning), New Word of
the Year (any Low Saxon word that was coined in recent times and hits the
mark), Phrase of the Year (any Low Saxon saying or proverb).

Although I really like the idea and think that it's a great method to
further Low Saxon, I'd wish they would choose their winners more carefully.
In the category New Word of the Year in 2004 "Klappräkner" won (meaning
'laptop', 'notebook', literally "fold/shut calculator"), which is a nice
word, but which is just a reflex of the High German purism 'Klapprechner',
not a native Low Saxon creation. In 2005 "Lämmerhüppen" won (meaning
'disco', 'night club', literally "hopping of lambs"), a word that no disco
visitor ever would use. It's rather a word that very old people would use as
a humourous or derogatory term to describe the activity of their
grandchildren. In 2006 "Fixrühr" won (meaning 'blender' and 'microwave',
literally "quick churn" [in the case of 'blender'] and "quick tube" [in the
case of 'microwave']). The word actually sounds okay, but it seems to be a
total neologism. Not "newly coined" but "unheard of before". In 2007
"Ackerschnacker" won (meaning 'mobile phone', literally "field speaker").
The term is not new. It was coined decades ago and first was used as a word
for "field telephone" and "walkie-talkie". In 2008 "Bankenmalür" won
(meaning 'financial crisis', literally "bank mishap"). That one actually is
a quite good choice.

Marcus Buck



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