Teuthonista is a phonetic script widely used in German dialectology (especially applicable for South German dialects ). Based on the Latin alphabet using diacritics .
Creation History
The development of phonetic writing dates back to the 19th century, when the first sound recording systems were developed for the needs of dialectology. Such linguists as Johann Andreas Schmeler , Oscar Brenner and Otto Bremer took part in this work. In 1900, the dialectologist Philip Lenz presented his version of the letter in the journal Zeitschrift für hochdeutsche Mundarten , which was later modified by Hermann Teichert . This letter is today known as Teuthonista. The modern name of the letter arose in 1924-1925. by the name of Teuthonista magazine, where the letter was first described.
In 1873, Graziadio Ascoli, the father of Italian dialectology, presented his version of phonetic writing. This letter was based on the development of Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius . Based on Ascoli's letter, the novelist Eduard Boomer created his own version of the letter. Often the Ascoli and Böhmer projects are united by the common concept of the Böhmer-Ascoli-System. The Swiss novelists Karl Jaberg and Jakob Yud were guided by it when compiling Sprach- und Sachatlasses Italiens und der Südschweiz .
Both systems are similar, using Latin and close diacritics. Teuthonista can be used in both Romanesque and Germanic dialectology.
Usage
Teutonista is used for transcription in many German dialectological dictionaries and language atlases.
Dictionaries:
- Badisches wörterbuch
- Bayerisches wörterbuch
- Schwäbisches wörterbuch
- Siebenbürgisch-Sächsisches Wörterbuch
- Sudetendeutsches wörterbuch
- Wörterbuch der bairischen Mundarten in Österreich
Language atlases:
- Sprachatlas der deutschen schweiz
- Atlas linguistique de l'Alsace
- Südwestdeutscher Sprachatlas
- Vorarlberger sprachatlas
- Bayerischer sprachatlas
- Sprachatlas von Bayerisch-Schwaben
- Sprachatlas von Mittelfranken
- Sprachatlas von Unterfranken
- Sprachatlas von Niederbayern
- Sprachatlas von Nordostbayern
- Sprachatlas von Oberbayern
- Sprachatlas von Oberösterreich
- Atlas der historischen deutschen Mundarten auf dem Gebiet der Tschechischen Republik
Literature
- Teuchert, Hermann: Lautschrift des Teuthonista. In: Teuthonista. 1 (1924/25), 5.
- Wiesinger, Peter: Das phonetische Transkriptionssystem der Zeitschrift "Teuthonista". Eine Studie zu seiner Entstehung und Anwendbarkeit in der deutschen Dialektologie mit einem Überblick über die Geschichte der phonetischen Transkription im Deutschen bis 1924. In: Zeitschrift für Mundartforschung. 31.1964: 1–20.