Wilhelm Bondzio

Wilhelm Bondzio (* 22. October 1929 , † 2017 ) was a German germanistischer linguist with a focus on valence theory .

Life

Wilhelm Bondzio, born in 1929, worked as a new teacher for three years between 1947 and 1950 . In 1950 he began studying German, Nordic and linguistics. In 1958 he received his doctorate with a thesis on the history of language . The habilitation took place in 1967 with a synchronistic thesis on nominal syntax. Afterwards he was full professor and head of the chair for German language at the Humboldt University in Berlin , section German studies. He was one of the initiators of the linguistic working group at Humboldt University.

While his main focus was initially on the history of science and the history of medieval literature, valence eventually developed into his specialty. He was one of the founders of the valence theory in the GDR . He also published several books on the history of literature. In essays he devoted himself to grammar , semantics , the history of language , the contrastive comparison of languages and the history of linguistics and German studies. The member of the main board of the CDU also represented the Christian faith externally.

Quotes

Bondzio about his work

“As before, it is important to me to explain theoretical views on sufficient empirical material. Although I limit myself to the German language, my theoretical claim goes beyond it and is aimed at more universal validity. This is linked to the intention to stay in critical contact with other theories of valence and grammar. With the emphasis on semantic aspects and with its grammatical-syntactic model, the semantic valence theory is close to functional grammar and the European tradition of language and grammar theory, which can also be seen from the adherence to tried and tested classical grammatical terms. "

- Wilhelm Bondzio : Foreword, 2002

Journal for German studies on Bondzio's work

“At a time when there was a risk of neglecting meaning research, Bondzio found his own way of relating semantics and grammar to one another with his consistently semantically well-founded view of the valence relationships and the semantic-logical basis of the syntactic structures to explain."

- Journal for German Studies , 1986

Fonts (selection)

• On the conflict of object connections in German infinitive constructions. Humboldt University, Berlin 1958.
• Investigations on the attributive genitive and the nominal group in the German language of the present. Humboldt University, Berlin 1967.
• The role of the progressive legacy of Christian artists in raising the awareness of the socialist citizen of the Christian faith. In: Order and responsibility of the artist in the developed socialist society. Consultation of the presidium of the main board of the CDU with artists on November 23, 1973 in Burgscheidungen. Published by the secretariat of the main board of the CDU. Main board of the CDU, Berlin 1974, pp. 43–46.
• About openness in the language of poetry texts. In: Neuphilologische Mitteilungen , Vol. 89, No. 4/1988, pp. 645–650.
• Modifiers - word formation - pronouns. Studies on semantic valence theory (= language - system and activity ; Volume 42). Peter Lang European Science Publishers, Frankfurt am Main 2002, ISBN 3-631-38914-0 .

Editions

• Christian resistance against fascism (= CDU library ; Volume 4). The final editing was done by Wilhelm Bondzio. Afterword by Otto Nuschke . Union Verlag, Berlin 1955.
• Otto Nuschke: Speeches and essays. 1919-1950. The compilation of the text was done by Max Hartwig and Wilhelm Bondzio. Union Verlag, Berlin 1957.
• Otto Nuschke: Warning and example. Speeches and essays from the years 1951 to 1957. Published by the party leadership of the CDU. The compilation of the texts was done by Wilhelm Bondzio. Union Verlag, Berlin 1958.
• Friedrich Spee : Song and Sorrow. Selection from “Trutznachtigall”, “Güldenem Tugendbuch”, hymns and “Cautio criminalis”. Selected, with notes and an afterword by Wilhelm Bondzio. Union Verlag, Berlin 1961.
• Walther von der Vogelweide : Peace and Justice. Selection from his political poems. Selected, transcribed, annotated and with an afterword by Wilhelm Bondzio. Union Verlag, Berlin 1962.
• Beautiful earth fatherland. Poetry and graphics. Selected by the publisher with the collaboration of Helmut Ullrich and Wilhelm Bondzio. Union Verlag, Berlin 1969.
• Introduction to the basic questions of linguistics. From a collective of authors led by Wilhelm Bondzio. Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig 1980.
• Language, people and society, work and effects of Wilhelm von Humboldt and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the past and present. International Conference on Linguistics. Humboldt-Grimm Conference, Berlin, 22. – 25. October 1985. 3 volumes. Edited by Arwed Chaff. In collaboration with Wilhelm Bondzio. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, German Studies Section, Berlin 1986. (With a contribution by Bondzio.)

Festschriften

• Werner Thielemann, Klaus Welke (ed.): Valence theory - becoming and effect. Wilhelm Bondzio on his 65th birthday. Nodus publications, Münster 1994, ISBN 3-89323-252-4 . (With two articles by Bondzio and a complete list of publications)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Wilhelm Bondzio on his 60th birthday . In: Journal for German Studies . No. 4/1986 . Leipzig November 1986, information, p. 496 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Wilhelm Bondzio. [The author]. In: peterlang.com. Retrieved on August 6, 2019 (also blurb of modifiers ). 
3. ↑ Kürschner's German Scholar's Calendar. Bio-bibliographical directory of contemporary German-speaking scientists . tape 1 AH. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1991, ISBN 3-11-011754-1 , Bondzio, p. 340 (16th edition).
4. ↑ Preface . In: Werner Thielemann, Klaus Welke (eds.): Valence theory - becoming and effect. Wilhelm Bondzio on his 65th birthday . Nodus publications, Münster 1994, ISBN 3-89323-252-4 , p. 9-12 .
5. ^ Wilhelm Bondzio: The role of the progressive legacy of Christian artists for the awareness of the socialist citizen of Christian faith . In: Secretariat of the main board of the CDU (ed.): Order and responsibility of the artist in the developed socialist society. Consultation of the presidium of the main board of the CDU with artists on November 23, 1973 in Burgscheidungen . Main board of the CDU, Berlin 1974, p. 43-46 .
6. ^ Wilhelm Bondzio: Modification - word formation - pronouns. Studies on the semantic valence theory . Ed .: Inge Pohl, Karl-Ernst Sommerfeldt (=  language. System and activity . Volume 42 ). Peter Lang European Science Publishing House, Frankfurt am Main 2002, ISBN 3-631-38914-0 , foreword, p. 9 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Wilhelm Bondzio in the catalog of the German National Library