Diskussion German · revision 34960

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /dɪskʊˈsjoːn/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Diskussion''' ''f'' (genitive Diskussion, plural Diskussionen, diminutive Diskussiönchen n)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la-lat|discussiō|t=examination]], in Classical Latin “a shaking”, the action noun of [[m|la|discutiō|t=to strike apart, shatter, (Late Latin) to examine, discuss]].^(Pfeifer 1993)^(DFWB)^(Duden GWDS 1999) That verb is formed [[af|la|dis-|quatiō|t2=to shake, strike]].^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Duden 7 2007) The Duden dictionary connects the Latin verb with [[schütten]].^(Duden 7 2007) The verb [[diskutieren]] was borrowed in the 16th or early 17th century, probably through [[fr|discuter]].^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Duden 7 2007)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The first records are legal: the revised Grimm dictionary quotes Perneder's handbook of court procedure of 1532, which says the reasons for nullity often need a closer ''discussion'' “examination”; the German Dictionary of Foreign Words dates the same passage 1543.^(DWB2|6, 1141)^(DFWB) In older legal language the word also named the court proceedings of a bankruptcy (1714).^(DWB2|6, 1141)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word was rare until the beginning of the 18th century, when it became frequent in the modern sense “exchange of opinions, argument about a contested subject”.^(DFWB)^(Pfeifer 1993) Lessing in 1769 hoped his conjecture would at least prompt ''eine nähere discussion''.^(DWB2|6, 1141) In the 20th century the senses “talk, exchange of views” and “public debate” increased greatly, especially in political life, beside ''Debatte'' and ''Diskurs''.^(DWB2|6, 1141)^(DFWB)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1532 – First record in Perneder's legal handbook.^(DWB2|6, 1141)

+ * 1700 – An early record of the sense “friendly exchange of views”.^(DFWB)

+ * 1714 – The legal sense “bankruptcy proceedings” in Westphalian town law.^(DWB2|6, 1141)

+ * 1769 – Lessing uses it of a scholarly exchange.^(DWB2|6, 1141)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|discussion]], an exchange of opinions among several people on a subject, often with a chair: ''nach dem Referat folgte eine lange Diskussion''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # An argument between individuals about questions that concern them: ''er wollte sich auf keine Diskussion einlassen''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # Public [[m|en|debate]] in the press, on television or among the population: ''die Diskussion über die Rente''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary DE)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Diskussionsleiter]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[diskutieren]]

+ * [[diskutabel]]

+ * [[indiskutabel]]

+ * [[Diskurs]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Etwas zur Diskussion stellen'' is to put something up for discussion, and ''zur Diskussion stehen'' is to be under discussion.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}