| Title: | Hidronymia Medievalia Europea. Observations on the translation of European hydronyms, in Teodor Corbea’s dictionary – Dictiones latinae cum valachica interpretatione |
| Author: | Adrian Chircu |
| Publication: | The Proceedings of the International Conference Globalization, Intercultural Dialogue and National Identity. Section: Language and Discourse, 2, p. 156-166 |
| ISBN: | 978-606-93691-3-5 |
| Editors: | Iulian Boldea |
| Publisher: | Arhipelag XXI Press |
| Place: | Tîrgu-Mureş |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on Dictiones latinae cum valachica interpretatione, one of the oldest Romanian dictionaries compiled by Teodor Corbea, a scholar who lived in Transylvania at the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century. Teodor Corbea’s lexicon is far more comprehensive than other similar works due to its large number of entries but also to their heterogeneity, as the terms belong to various fields such as arts, history, mythology, pedagogy, linguistics, daily life, etc. The unique encyclopaedic character of Teodor Corbea stands out in the Romanian cultural space although he owes this work to his contemporary, Albert Szenci Molnár, whose dictionary entitled Dictionarium latinovngaricvm Corbea adapted it to the particularities of the Romanian language. The large number of European hydronyms settlements determined us to carry out a linguistic analysis of how Teodor Corbea created the dictionary entries by translating hydronyms from Latin into Romanian. Throughout the dictionary, we also noticed the author’s desire to share his knowledge of European encyclopaedism with his readers. The inclusion of names of features particular to hydronyms in the dictionary helps us to better understand the endeavor of this Transylvanian writer as well as his broad cultural horizon and extensive linguistic knowledge. |
| Key words: | Romanian Language, Teodor Corbea, dictionary, European hydronymy, encyclopaedism, diachrony, Middle Ages |
| Language: | Romanian |
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