Tag: Language research
Problems of greeting culture in Bavaria and Austria – Bavaria
A dispute has broken out among politicians in Vienna about greetings. In Bavaria, incorrect greetings were even punished by disciplinary measures. It’s more casual today. But it’s still disreputable not…
Ig Nobel Prize: Scorpios with Constipation – Knowledge
Serious, valuable research is sometimes a little, well, silly. The initiators of the Ig Nobel Prize in Cambridge, USA, have been honoring this fact for more than 30 years. In…
Where terms like bomb weather and high-flyer come from – Bavaria
Impressive old airplanes stand in the bright halls of the Schleissheim airfield, which is part of the Deutsches Museum. Among them are also rarities such as the so-called high-flyers. These…
Place names in Bavaria: The whole truth about Giglberg – Bavaria
It is really not without risk to roam the country as a place name researcher, which the Munich linguist Bernhard Stör can confirm at any time. When he last dealt…
The whole truth about Giglberg – Bavaria
It is really not without risk to roam the country as a place name researcher, which the Munich linguist Bernhard Stör can confirm at any time. When he last dealt…
The meaning of the old place names – Bavaria
Many Bavarian towns adorn themselves with middle names that often sound more interesting than the official name. Dialect speakers who live outside the city, for example, do not say Munich,…
Bats babble and learn language like toddlers – knowledge
Some bat cubs babble while learning to speak, much like small human children. For example, they always repeat the same sounds and form them rhythmically – just like babies say…