Heinz-Dieter Pohl (born 6 September 1942 in

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) is an Austrian

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

and

onomatologist Onomastics (or onomatology in older texts) is the study of proper names, including their etymology, history, and use. An ''alethonym'' ('true name') or an ''orthonym'' ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onoma ...

Life

Pohl is the son of gymnasium professor Heinz Pohl and Hermine Pohl. He studied

classical philology Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman literature and their original languages, ...

and history at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

, later

comparative linguistics Comparative linguistics is a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages to establish their historical relatedness. Genetic relatedness implies a common origin or proto-language and comparative linguistics aim ...

(

Indo-European The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the northern Indian subcontinent, most of Europe, and the Iranian plateau with additional native branches found in regions such as Sri Lanka, the Maldives, parts of Central Asia (e. ...

studies) with a focus on

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. From 1967 to 1972 Pohl worked at the University of Vienna's Institute for General and Indo-European Linguistics, and in 1972 moved to the University of Pedagogic Sciences (now known as the

University of Klagenfurt The University of Klagenfurt ( or ''Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt'', AAU) is a federal Austrian research university and the largest research and higher education institution in the States of Austria, state of Carinthia. It has its campus in ...

) as the professor of general and

diachronic Synchrony and diachrony are two complementary viewpoints in linguistic analysis. A ''synchronic'' approach - from ,("together") + ,("time") - considers a language at a moment in time without taking its history into account. In contrast, a ''diac ...

linguistics from 1979. Pohl retired on 1 October 2007 but is still active in research and education. Focus areas of Pohl's later research include the study of

placename Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for a proper nam ...

s, German–Slovenian

language contact Language contact occurs when speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact with and influence each other. The study of language contact is called contact linguistics. Language contact can occur at language borders, between adstratum ...

(and historical-linguistic study of the Carantanian language), Bavarian–Austrian dialectology,

Austrian German Austrian German (), Austrian Standard German (ASG), Standard Austrian German (), Austrian High German (), or simply just Austrian (), is the variety of Standard German written and spoken in Austria and South Tyrol. It has the highest prestige ( ...

, ancient historical linguistics, diachronic-comparative study of languages and

sociolinguistics Sociolinguistics is the descriptive, scientific study of how language is shaped by, and used differently within, any given society. The field largely looks at how a language changes between distinct social groups, as well as how it varies unde ...

. Pohl is a corresponding member of the

Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( (SAZU)) is the national academy of Slovenia, which encompasses science and the arts and brings together the top Slovene researchers and artists as members of the academy. Cultural significance Establis ...

, the Austrian Board on Geographical Names (AKO) and the (StAGN). He is also a member of the Society for the Bavarian Language and Dialects (FBSD), which studies Bavarian languages in Germany, Austria and Italy (

South Tirol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The provinc ...

). From 2000 to 2007 Pohl was a member of the Muttersprache society in Vienna.

Awards

On 10 November 2005 Pohl was awarded the of the Council of Carinthian Slovenians () and the Christian Cultural Society () of the Christian-conservative Advocacy Organisation of Slovenians in Klagenfurt. According to the award committee, the linguists of the university "have greatly helped to ease the view of the Carinthian past and to see bilingualism as somewhat self-explanatory".''Einspielerpreis'',

Kleine Zeitung ''Kleine Zeitung'' (; ) is an Austrian newspaper based in Graz and Klagenfurt. As the largest regional newspaper in Austria, covering the federal states Styria and Carinthia with East Tyrol, the paper has around 800,000 readers. History and pro ...

, Klagenfurt 10 November 2005, p. 57.

Partial bibliography

*''Kleine Kärntner Mundartkunde, mit Wörterbuch.'' Heyn, Klagenfurt 1989, (republished in 2007 as ''Kleines Kärntner Wörterbuch''). *''Zur Geschichte und zur Unabhängigkeit Sloweniens und Kroatiens. Hintergründe und historische Daten zum Zerfall Jugoslawiens (Klagenfurter Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft 1-18/1991-1992

993 Year 993 ( CMXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – The 12-year-old King Otto III gives the Sword of Saints Cosmas and Damian (also known as the Sword of Essen) as ...

5-60).'' *''Kärnten – deutsche und slowenische Namen / Koroška – slovenska in nemška imena.'' In: ''Österreichische Namenforschung. Zeitschrift der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Namenforschung'', issue 2–3. Year 28. Praesens, 2000, . Later work: ''Unsere slowenischen Ortsnamen'' Mohorjeva/Hermagoras, Klagenfurt 2010, *''Die Sprache der Kärntner Küche''. Hermagoras, Klagenfurt 2004, . *Contribution: ''Slowenisches Erbe in Kärnten und Österreich. Ein Überblick.'' In: Karl Anderwald, Peter Filzmaier, Karl Hren (ed.): ''Kärntner Jahrbuch für Politik 2005.'' Kärntner Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Klagenfurt 2005, , pp. 127–160
312 pages
DF; 1,5 MB. *''Die österreichische Küchensprache''. A lexicon of Austrian culinary specialities (with linguistic explanations). Praesens, Vienna 2007, . *With Birgit Schwaner: ''Das Buch der österreichischen Namen.'' Ursprung - Eigenart - Bedeutung. Pichler, Vienna 2007, . *''Kleines Kärntner Wörterbuch.'' 2nd expanded edition. Heyn, Klagenfurt 2007, (Original publication: 1989). *''Von Apfelstrudel bis Zwetschkenröster.'' A small handbook of Austrian culinary linguistics. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2008, . *''Unsere slowenischen Ortsnamen / Naša slovenska krajevna imena.'' Mohorjeva / Hermagoras, Klagenfurt 2010, (285 pages). *With V.I. Lewizkij: ''Geschichte der deutschen Sprache.'' Winnyzja, Nowa Knyha Verlag 2010 (co-operation and translation from Ukrainian, , 254 pages). *''Die Bergnamen der Hohen Tauern'' (OeAV document #6). Oesterreichischer Alpenverein & Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Innsbruck 2009 (2nd edition 2011). *With Willi Seifert: ''Die Bergnamen der Zillertaler Alpen, ein Gipfelbuch der besonderen Art.'' Ginzling, Hochgebirgs-Naturpark Zillertaler Alpen 2019 (https://www.naturpark-zillertal.at/; 144 pages, 2nd expanded edition in construction).

References

External links

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