An international master key to the languages of trade: PH.A. Nemnich’s universal European dictionary of merchandise
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2019
Citazione:
An international master key to the languages of trade: PH.A. Nemnich’s universal European dictionary of merchandise / L. Berti. - In: AEVUM. - ISSN 0001-9593. - 93:3(2019 Dec), pp. 773-797.
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to bring to the forefront the English adaptation of Nemnich’s
Waaren-Lexicon in Zwölf Sprachen (1797), a polyglot dictionary of names of goods in twelve
languages published in England as a Universal European Dictionary of Merchandise in 1799.
The work had the practical purpose of allowing the merchant to “find at one view all the languages
in which he is concerned”. To provide merchants with all the possible names available
for an article of merchandise the compiler also included non-standard forms and regional varieties.
Nemnich moreover requested the help of his audience to assist him in correcting and enriching
the dictionary; still, “applying economy” in its compilation. The study thus investigates
the dictionary, its contents and the way in which it has been adapted for English users.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Philipp Andreas Nemnich, polyglot dictionaries, trading goods, lexicographic strategies, 18th century.
Elenco autori:
L. Berti
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