Lehnwörter – A Double Bill on Etymology & a Cultural History of Writing through Words

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Lehnwörter – A Double Bill on Etymology & a Cultural History of Writing through Words

Double bill on etymology in German and English with Dr Aletta Leipold (Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Leipzig, working also on the history of magic) and Dr Philip Durkin (Oxford English Dictionary, author of ‘Borrowed Words’ & al.). This is part of Henrike Lähnemann’s Paper IV lecture series ‘Topics in German Historical Linguistics’, aimed at honours students of German literature and linguistics but open to anybody interested in history of the German language and its intersection with English.

Date: 10 March 2023, 15:00
Venue: First Floor, Lecture Room 1
Speakers: Dr Philip Durkin (Oxford English Dictionary), Dr Aletta Leipold (Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften)
Organising department: Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages
Organiser: Henrike Lähnemann (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: henrike.laehnemann@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Not required
Booking url: https://medieval.ox.ac.uk/2023/02/23/lehnworter-a-double-bill-on-etymology-a-cultural-history-of-writing-through-words/
Cost: free
Audience: Public
Editor: Henrike Laehnemann