Wordsmith Talk		About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us

Active Topics

Active Posts

Unanswered Posts

Search

Advanced

You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith.org » Forums » (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) » Loanwords from German » Sprachgefuhl Register User    Forum List        Calendar     Active Topics     Search     FAQ

Topic Options #48013 - 11/17/01 05:32 PM Sprachgefuhl tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass this is one that really applies here: [Ger., f. sprache speech + gefühl feeling.] The intuitive feeling of a speaker for the essential character of a language; linguistic instinct. Also loosely, the character or genius of a language. 1938 E. Partridge World of Words ii. vi. 163 The Sprachgefühl, feeling for speech, exercises a pervasive influence in a language so long cultivated as English. 1953 K. H. Jackson Lang. & Hist. in Early Britain 682 It may be thought that the language was in some way committed by its Sprachgefühl to a penultimate accent. 1976 Amer. Speech 1973 XLVIII. 224 Whether this development is associated with the loss of sprachgefühl in a community where the use of a language is declining is a possibility to be considered. Top #48014 - 11/17/01 07:42 PM Re: Sprachgefuhl Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... This one's for you, tsuwm, if you haven't already read it: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1111/1811_302/72732951/print.jhtml Top #48015 - 11/18/01 12:36 AM Re: ...and the Wars over Usage tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10463 Loc: this too shall pass this is great stuff -- there's enough material in there for a monthful of threads. Top #48016 - 11/18/01 03:10 AM . Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/12/00 Posts: 3409 Top #48017 - 11/18/01 10:27 AM Re: ...and the Wars over Usage wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 It would take me more than a month to read it. And another month to decide which one to post about. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8423 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209757 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (wsieber), 41 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 87 jenny jenny 64 wofahulicodoc 53 endymion6 46 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 35 Buffalo Shrdlu 18 zmjezhd 16 Jackie 15 Faldage 12 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Board Rules · Mark all read Default StyleBlackNTanDrabeBayGooG_v2infopoprounded_cornersSlatesnowsunny_dropshadowthebluesTouch_Of_Greyubbthreadsubbthreads-dark Contact Us · Wordsmith.org · Top

Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 2013 Wordsmith