2004
Volume 72 Number 2
  • ISSN: 0039-8691
  • E-ISSN: 2215-1214

Abstract

Abstract1

This article discusses the semantic field in Frisian that is covered by the Dutch word and the German word in the senses of 'woman' and 'wife'. Data are drawn mainly from the , a large online collection of orally transmitted folk tales. The Frisian cognate has retained the semantic feature of respectability. This created semantic space for other lexical items, mainly and . These forms were paradigmatically supported by the suppletive plural . Furthermore, discourse pragmatics in Frisian demands for the transmission of more detailed information about the stages of life people are in than is required in Dutch and German. This demand also influences the lexical choices made by Frisian speakers and has led to the lexicalisation of terms for men and women of different age groups. In the sense of 'wife', is in competition with .

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Keyword(s): Frisian; lexical semantics; lexicon; pragmatics; woman
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