Peter Honnen
Encyclopedia
Peter Honnen is a German linguist
and specialist researcher of the languages of the Rhineland
. He was born in Rheinhausen
, Germany
.
For years he worked as a scientific staff member at the section for language research of the Institute of Regional Studies and Regional History (formerly: Office of Rhinelandic Regional Studies) in Bonn-Endenich
. The institute is run by the , a body of municipal self-governance, the main seat of which is in Cologne-Deutz
. Peter Honnen is the author or a coauthor of numerous books about the regiolect, the dialect
s, isolated languages, and special languages, such as cant
s, in the Rhineland.
He contributed to the development of the Rheinische Dokumenta
in the early 1980s. That is a simple phonetic script based on the Latin alphabet, specially suited for documenting the languages spoken locally inside the villages, towns, and quarters of the big cities of a wide region of Western Germany from the German lower Rhine
area in the North to the Southern Palatinate in the South, and about. He has taken part in various publications about dialects in the Rhineland as a consultant. He was a corroborator, or the sole author, of more than 80 dictionaries of some Rhinelandic dialect versus Standard German. He is the head editor, and project leader, responsible for the Cooperative Dictionary of the Rhinelandic Colloquial Language
, that the institute is collecting evidence with to research and document the newest developing features of the Rhinelandic Regiolect from a broad crowd of volunteer sources.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
and specialist researcher of the languages of the Rhineland
Rhineland
Historically, the Rhinelands refers to a loosely-defined region embracing the land on either bank of the River Rhine in central Europe....
. He was born in Rheinhausen
Rheinhausen
Rheinhausen is a district of the city of Duisburg in Germany, with a population of 79,566 and an area of 38.68 km². It lies on the left bank of the river Rhine....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
For years he worked as a scientific staff member at the section for language research of the Institute of Regional Studies and Regional History (formerly: Office of Rhinelandic Regional Studies) in Bonn-Endenich
Endenich
Endenich is a neighborhood of Bonn, Germany, since 1904.The village of Endenich was founded in the 8th century, first mentioned in 804 as Villa quae vocatur Antiche .Today, about 12,000 people live in Endenich....
. The institute is run by the , a body of municipal self-governance, the main seat of which is in Cologne-Deutz
Cologne-Deutz
Cologne-Deutz, often just Deutz, is an inner city part of Cologne, Germany and a formerly independent town.Lufthansa's headquarters are in Deutz.-History:...
. Peter Honnen is the author or a coauthor of numerous books about the regiolect, the dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
s, isolated languages, and special languages, such as cant
Cant
Cant, canting, or canted may refer to:*Empty, uncritical thought or talk - see *The slope or angle at which something is set, such as the frames of a ship's hull - again, see *Cant , a secret language...
s, in the Rhineland.
He contributed to the development of the Rheinische Dokumenta
Rheinische Dokumenta
The Rheinische Dokumenta is a phonetic writing system developed in the early 1980s by a working group of academics, linguists, local language experts, and local language speakers of the Rhineland....
in the early 1980s. That is a simple phonetic script based on the Latin alphabet, specially suited for documenting the languages spoken locally inside the villages, towns, and quarters of the big cities of a wide region of Western Germany from the German lower Rhine
Lower Rhine
The Lower Rhine flows from Bonn, Germany, to the North Sea at Hoek van Holland, Netherlands.Almost immediately after entering the Netherlands, the Rhine splits into many branches. The main branch is called the Waal which flows from Nijmegen to meet the river Meuse; after which it is called Merwede...
area in the North to the Southern Palatinate in the South, and about. He has taken part in various publications about dialects in the Rhineland as a consultant. He was a corroborator, or the sole author, of more than 80 dictionaries of some Rhinelandic dialect versus Standard German. He is the head editor, and project leader, responsible for the Cooperative Dictionary of the Rhinelandic Colloquial Language
Cooperative Dictionary of the Rhinelandic Colloquial Language
The Landschaftsverband Rheinland , a public body of municipal self governance of the Rhineland in West of North Rhine-Westphalia in Western Germany, runs a project they call Cooperative Dictionary of the Rhinelandic Colloquial Language, or in German...
, that the institute is collecting evidence with to research and document the newest developing features of the Rhinelandic Regiolect from a broad crowd of volunteer sources.
Publications
Selected monographs:- Alles Kokolores? - Wörter und Wortgeschichten aus dem Rheinland. Greven Verlag, KölnKOLNKOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials...
2008, ISBN 978-3-7743-0418-5 - Kappes, Knies und Klüngel. Regionalwörterbuch des Rheinlandes. Greven Verlag, Köln 2003, ISBN 3-7743-0337-1
- Geheimsprachen im Rheinland. Eine Dokumentation der Rotwelschdialekte in Bell, Breyell, Kofferen, Neroth, Speicher und Stotzheim. — „Rheinische Mundarten“, Band 10, 2nd edition. Rheinland-Verlag, Köln 2000. With a compact discCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
. ISBN 3-7927-1728-X - with Cornelia Forstreuter: Sprachinseln im Rheinland. Eine Dokumentation des Pfälzer Dialekts am unteren Niederrhein und des „Hötter Platt“ in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim. — „Rheinische Mundarten“, Band 7, Rheinland-Verlag, Köln 1994. With a compact disc. ISBN 3-7927-1456-6
- Ed. with Georg Cornelissen: Anlage einer Wortsammlung. Empfehlungen und Vorschläge für die Mundartdokumentation im Rheinland. Rheinland-Verlag, Köln 1986. 2nd edition 1991. ISBN 3-7927-0926-0
- together with Georg Cornelissen and Fritz Langensiepen (Editor): Das Rheinische Platt: Eine Bestandsaufnahme — „Rheinische Mundarten“, Volume 2. Rheinland-Verlag, Köln 1989, ISBN 3-7927-0689-X
- (presented after the initial work of Fritz Langensiepen) Rheinische DokumentaRheinische DokumentaThe Rheinische Dokumenta is a phonetic writing system developed in the early 1980s by a working group of academics, linguists, local language experts, and local language speakers of the Rhineland....
: Lautschrift für Rheinische Mundarten, Mundartdokumentation im Rheinland. 2nd edition. Rheinland-Verlag, Köln 1987, ISBN 3-7927-0947-3