WS 2015/2016
Week 2
28.10.2015. First Translation: Ahoi
Consolidation
In the 1799 edition of Samuel Johnson´s dictionary the word "ahoy" (pronounced ə´hɔi) is still missing, but in the 1824 edition it was said "to be almost as important as holla", supported by a quotation from Cumberland in 1813. The first entry in this popular reference book can be seen as an acceptance of "ahoy" into the English language. In the first half of the 19th century the word already began to find its way into many neighbouring languages. A speculation from 1835 about the origin of the French word oyez, which means "hört!" in German, implies an early philological engagement with the word.
It had already appeared in a metaphorical context before, when in the American trade town of Philadelphia a preacher started to build a church for sailors in 1819. According to his memoirs, sailors used to greet him with "Ship ahoi" and to ask where he was going. The preacher used to answer back: "To the New Jerusalem harbour". We sail under the admiral Jesus, a good captain. We need men: "As the sailors said right before they were taken on: "Now we come in and listen to your conditions"
Week 3
Second Translation (3.11.2015; number of words: 220; 30 minutes)
The Variant ohoi
The variant ohoi can be found on odd ocasions. In 1846, the Swedish author Emilie Flygare-Carlén in a novel: "Båt ohoj - hvarifrån, hvathän?" In the 1847 German edition Der Einsiedler auf der Johannis-Kippe, Gottlieb von Rosen translated the passage with "Boot, ohoi - woher, wohin?" In the Novellen-Zeitung dated 18th August 1847, the word ohoi was used by an author in the short story Ein Contrast. In 1867 the word was also used by the writer Friedrich Spielhagen in his novel Hammer und Amboss.
Week 4
Additional Uses
The growing popularity of ahoi can be seen by the fact that it was added to various works at a later date. In 1828, Karl Meurer translated the line "The cry: A sail! a sail!" from Cooper's song Red Rover into "Ein Segel! Ein Segel! hoho". Gottfried Friedenberg changed it into "Ein Segel dort! ahoi" in 1841, which was then taken up by the austrian poet Wilhelm Gärtner in his short novel Die Fledermaus in 1845. A further addition can be seen in the works of the Scottish writer Walter Scott. He had used the cry "hilli hilloa, hilli-ho-a!" in his 1816 novel The Antiquary, which he then correctly recited by his German translators in the following decades. Out of this, Benno Tschischwitz made up "ahoi ahoi! hoi hoi hoi!" in his 1876 edition, republished in 1888 with illustrations.
Week 6
nazdar, ahoj, čau edit
The word ahoi spread from the 1920s on, when young Czechs popularised canoeing on south-Moravian and -Bohemian rivers. The canoeists formed a kind of group similar to birds of passage; some called themselves trampové, Tramps, or skauti, Scouts, Pfadfinder. Czech Linguists saw these scouts as carriers and distributors of the word ahoi as early as the 1930s.
The groups formed a romantic opposition to the Czech middle classes, who were perceived as nationalistic. Their Sokol sports club with their fondness for traditional gymnastics didn´t fit the spirit of optimism of the young people, who therefore cultivated their own sport, which was considered international and trendy, with its own greeting. They substituted their word ahoi, which has its origin in nautical language, possibly inherited from the Low-German, for the Sokol-ruf nazdar. The German translation is approximately Heil, for example in the expression Ski Heil ("Good skiing). The word nazdar was generally used in Czech and Czechoslovakian society; however, it was replaced by the modern expression ahoj within a few decades.
The ironic use of ahoj in Czech and Slovakian contributed to the distribution of the word ahoj. In Slovakia some "descendands" of the word ahoj are used in different scenarios, such as the diminutive „ahojček“, translated into German by „Ahoichen“, or „ahojka“ as a toast „Prösterchen“ ("cheers"), suitable for a "drinker´s greeting", furthermore the plural form into "ahoi, ihr!" ("ahoi to you"), as well as the grammatically correct we-form „ahojme sa“, „wir ahoien, wir sagen ahoi“ ("we say ahoi"). In Czech as well as in Slovakian ahoj is being slowly replaced by the modern-day form „čau“, which comes from the Italian greeting ciao. This has been perceived to be the case since the Czechoslovakian government allowed the Italian films to be shown in the 1960s.
Problems:
Grammar: use of articles
Capital letters for nationality and language.
Week 7
Medien edit
Media
Printmedien edit
Printmedia
In Freiburg gibt es nur eine einzige regionale Tageszeitung, die kostenpflichtige Badische Zeitung, deren Verbreitungsgebiet sich von Offenburg im Norden bis zum Hochrhein im Süden und in den Hochschwarzwald hinein erstreckt. Sie erscheint Montag bis Samstag außer an Feiertagen. Am Sonntag kommt aus dem gleichen Verlagshaus kostenlos „Der Sonntag in Freiburg“ beziehungsweise in Lörrach und Basel „Der Sonntag im Dreiland“, sodass der Badische Verlag als Herausgeber ein Monopol an den Tageszeitungen hält.
The Badische Zeitung is the only newspaper in the area around Freiburg, which is published on a daily basis. Its distribution area runs from Offenburg in the North to the High Rhine region in the South and includes the Black Forest. The newspaper is published from Monday to Saturday, with the exception holidays. On Sundays the publishing house provides the free newspaper Der Sonntag in Freiburg for the area of Freiburg and Der Sonntag im Dreiland for the cities of Lörrach and Basel. Thus, the Baden Publisher monopolizes the daily newspapers as editor.
Week 8
Daneben gibt es seit November 1988 das offizielle „Amtsblatt der Stadt Freiburg“ www.freiburg.de/amtsblatt (Titel bis 2002: "StadtNachrichten"), in dem redaktionelle Beiträge, städtische Termine und Öffnungszeiten, Bekanntmachungen und Stellenanzeigen der Stadt Freiburg sowie Beiträge der im Gemeinderat vertretenen Fraktionen und Gruppierungen abgedruckt sind. Redaktionell ist das Amtsblatt auf Themen beschränkt, die unmittelbaren Bezug zur Stadtverwaltung haben. Das Amtsblatt erscheint alle 14 Tage freitags in einer Auflage von 106.000 Exemplaren und wird kostenlos an alle Freiburger Haushalte verteilt. (Stand März 2014)
The Amtsblatt der Stadt Freiburg (the official gazette of Freiburg) has been published since November 1988. Here, the city council publishes editorial contributions, municipal appointments and opening hours, announcements and job advertisements in the city, as well as contributions from political parties and other groups. Editorially, the newspaper is restricted to topics which are directly related to the council. It is published every other week on Friday with a run of 106,000 copies and it is free for every household in Freiburg.
Jeweils mittwochs erscheint mit einer Auflage von 113.500 Exemplaren (Stand Juni 2006) der „Freiburger Wochenbericht“, das älteste noch bestehende deutsche Anzeigenblatt. Es wird kostenlos an alle Haushalte verteilt und enthält auch redaktionelle Artikel. Donnerstags erscheint in ähnlicher Aufmachung seit 1983 der kostenlose „Freiburger Stadtkurier“. Er hat eine Auflage von 115,500 Exemplaren (Stand Juni 2009).
Every Wednesday the "Freiburger Wochenbericht" (weekly report) is published with a run of 113,500 copies; the weekly paper is the oldest German advertising journal in existence. It is distributed free to each household and it also cointains editorial articles. On Thursdays the free "Freiburger Stadtkurier" (city courier), which has been published since 1983, is published in a similar format. It has a run of 115,500 copies.
Außer diesen fünf größeren Zeitungen gibt es noch einige weitere kleinere Zeitungen und Zeitschriften aus und für Freiburg, wie Stadtteilzeitungen oder die Bürgerblätter lokaler Ortsvereine.
In addition to these five newspapers there are other smaller newspapers and magazines from and for Freiburg, for example for each district of Freiburg or from the local clubs.
RELATIVE CLAUSE: restricted!
Week 9
Die mittwochs und samstags kostenlos erscheinende „Zypresse“ ist ein Offertenblatt für private und geschäftliche Kleinanzeigen und seit 1984 ein Erzeugnis des privaten, familiengeführten, mittelständischen Unternehmens Zypresse Verlags GmbH. Mit einer Auflage von bis zu 200,000 Exemplaren pro Woche liegt die Zeitung bis in den Kreis Emmendingen sowie im Kreis Breisgau Hochschwarzwald aus. Samstags erscheinen im Umkreis Lörrach/Basel sowie im Großraum Offenburg/Lahr zusätzlich Regionalausgaben.
The "Zypresse"; a free regional ad paper for private and commercial/business advertisements, is published on Wednesays and Saturdays. Since 1984 it has been a leading newspaper of the private, family-run and medium-sized publisher Zypresse Verlag GmbH. With a run of 200,000 copies per week, the newspaper distribution area stretches the district Emmendigen and the district Breisgau Hochschwarzwald as well. In addition regional editions are published every Sunday around the area of Lörrach and Basel as well as in the greater area of Offenburg and Lahr.
Darüber hinaus erscheint donnerstags das zur Badischen Zeitung gehörende Offertenblatt „schnapp“.
Furthermore the regional ad paper "Schnapp", which belongs to the "Badische Zeitung", is published every Thursday.
Außer diesen Anzeigenblättern gibt es noch weitere Kultur- und Veranstaltungsmagazine, die monatlich erscheinen. Dazu gehören die beiden Stadtmagazine „Fipps-Freiburg“ und „Kultur Joker“ sowie die zwei Kulturmagazine „Freiburg aktuell“ und „Chilli – das freiburger stadtmagazin“. Alternativ gibt es seit 1998 auch eine Straßenzeitung, der „FREIeBÜRGER“. Diese Zeitung wird monatlich von meist sozial benachteiligten Menschen in den Straßen von Freiburg verkauft.
Apart from these advertising papers there are also further culture and event magazines, which are published monthly. Both the city magazine "Flipps-Freiburg" and "Kultur Joker" belong to them, as well as the two cultural magazines "Freiburg aktuell" and "Chilli- the local magazine of Freiburg". Alternatively there is also the street newspaper "FREIeBÜRGER", which is in existence since 1998. This newspaper is published monthly and usually given out by socially-deprived people in the streets of Freiburg.
Week 10
Audiovisuelle Medien edit
One of the broadcasting centres of Southwestradio is situated in Freiburg. The name of this broadcasting centre is "SWR Studio Freiburg" and here, among other things, programmes for SWR4 Baden-Württemberg and SWR television are produced. Furthermore, the SWR Synphony orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg is located in the Freiburg Concert hall.
As a private station the regional radio baden.fm is a station funded by advertising. The third Freiburg radio, Radio Dreyeckland, is the oldest independent radio in Germany. It is produced near the city centre and originates from the anti-nuclear movement. In addition, the radio transmitter echoFM, which can also be received through digital terrestrial channels, has been in existence since 2006. This transmitter is also the radio used by the University of education and the University of Freiburg as a didactic and training radio.
Besides these special media that focus on Freiburg, there is also, among other things, Radio Regenbogen (English translation: radio rainbow) for the whole region of Baden-Württemberg.
In the city district of Lehen the SWR operates on medium wave (frequence 828 kHz, transmission power 10 kW, geographical coordinates: ♁48° 0′ 48″ N, 7° 47′ 38″ O48.0133333333337.7938888888889) and VHF radio. The antenna is a 92 meter tall earthed steel mast with a square section. The transmitter location Freiburg Lehnen is one of the oldest in Germany.