Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

sprachgeschichtlich einordnen

English translation:

judge/show, in terms of the history of linguistic science, ...

Added to glossary by Michaela Blaha
Jun 13, 2005 13:25
18 yrs ago
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German term

sprachgeschichtlich einordnen

German to English Other Linguistics
Aus einem Aufsatz zum Thema Sprachpurismus/19. Jahrhundert:

"Die Arbeit von XY soll hier zudem als Beitrag zu XY sprachgeschichtlich eingeordnet werden".

Proposed translations

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judge/show, in terms of the history of linguistic science, ...

Schade, dass Sie XY zweimal verwenden, da ich den Eindruck habe, es handele sich im ersten Fall um eine Person, im zweiten um einen breiteren Aspekt des Fachgebiets.
So gesehen, kuendigt der Verfasser des Aufsatzes seine Absicht an, im weiterem Verlauf des Schriftstuecks aufzuzeigen, inwieweit und in welchem Umfang die (wohl Forschungs-)Arbeit der Person XY einen Beitrag geleistet hat in dem (theoretischen??) Teilbereich QZ - und das alles aus sprachgeschichtlicher Sicht.

Wenn wir uns fuer die folgende Quelle entscheiden:
Definition, Study of the history and development of linguistic science. Examples.
A biography of Ferdinand de Saussure, or an analysis of Plato's ...
www.language-archives.org/REC/field.html

.. wuerde dann der ganze Satz so lauten:

It is also intended to judge/show, in terms of the history of linguistic science, to what extent XY's work may be regarded as making/having made a contribution to QZ.

Oder:
The Danish Society for the History of Language was founded at the ... in the
academic subjects of The History of Language or Historical Linguistics. ...
www.cfl.hum.aau.dk/danskNordisk/nshl_inf.html

...je nachdem, auch 'the history of language' bzw. 'historical linguistics' koennte den Begriff 'history of linguistic science' ersetzen -
Sie haben ja den ganzen Text vor sich.

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Note added at 6 hrs 36 mins (2005-06-13 20:01:32 GMT)
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\'judge\' moechte ich streichen, da mir inzwischen \'assess\' als bessere Moeglichkeit erscheint.
Peer comment(s):

agree Lancashireman : Yes, I think the double XY may have confused the other answerer.
10 mins
agree Deborah Shannon : nicely elucidated :-) 'Philology' might work for the discipline, in that era
14 hrs
Yes, thank you; I'm aware the terms I offered are not interchangeable and hope that Michaela is in a position to choose what will best suit. (We don't know from whose vantage point the observation is being made - also 'development of language studies'??
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Sandy, for your in-depth and insightful comment and for the links you provided. Very helpful indeed - thank you!"
6 mins

place it in its historical linguistic context

or:

place it in its historico-linguistic context

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-06-13 13:45:00 GMT)
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the second option is obviously stiff but it might fit the context and tone of the article/review
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11 hrs

I'd say

Here, xy's work, in contribution to his person, should furthermore be classified in terms of language history.


Linguistics is the science of language whereas they deal with the purity of language (Sprachpurismus), not purity of linguistics, i.e., the vernacular and diction of the 19th century
Peer comment(s):

neutral Sandy A Pirie : When your suggestion is translated back into German, Klaus, a different meaning is produced. (eg. 'in contribution to his person' unfortunately doesn't make much sense= etwa 'im Beitrag zu sich als Menschen'??
11 hrs
neutral Kim Metzger : I'd say? Not very useful when searching the glossaries.
1828 days
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