Eestikeelse termini konekaand kujunemislugu

• Authors: Baran Anneli

Title variants

EN

EVOLUTION OF THE ESTONIAN TERM KONEKAAND

• Languages of publication: ET

Abstracts

EN

Phrasemes that represent a short folklore genre are found in all languages. They can be used to enrich both the spoken and written language, and the ability to use them shows a skilful mastery of the language. The term kõnekäänd [speech + turn > turn of phrase], which marks instances of figurative language, first appeared in Estonian a couple of centuries ago. The present article explores written Estonian sources (dictionaries, grammars, textbooks, handbooks, and monographs, but also correspondence and handwritten collections) from the 17th century up to the 1920s, to find out how this term evolved and why it came into use. In so doing, some insights into German terms are also offered to explain the influence other languages had on the written language that was still developing back then.

Keywords

EN

dictionary; German language; proverb; saying; short forms of folklore; textbooks; written language

• Publisher: Folk Belief and Media Group of the Estonian Literary Museum, Estonian Institute of Folklore, EKM Teaduskirjastus
• Journal: Mäetagused
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 69
• Pages: 77-108

Contributors

author

Baran Anneli

• Department of Folkloristics, Estonian Literary Museum, Vanemuise 42, Tartu 51003, ESTONIA