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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p>Ein <b><span lang="en">Eggcorn</span></b> ist eine Ersetzung eines Worts durch für den Sprecher <a href="Homophon" title="Homophon">homophone</a> Ausdrücke, die das Ausgangswort <a href="Semantik" title="Semantik">sinngemäß</a> wiedergeben. Es kann sich dabei um einen <a href="Verh%C3%B6rer" title="Verhörer">Verhörer</a> oder eine <a href="Verballhornung" title="Verballhornung">Verballhornung</a> handeln. Ein Eggcorn kann als eine <a href="Volksetymologie" title="Volksetymologie">volksetymologisch</a> umdeutende <a href="Gelegenheitsbildung" title="Gelegenheitsbildung">Gelegenheitsbildung</a> verstanden werden, die nicht <a href="Lexikalisierung" title="Lexikalisierung">lexikalisiert</a> oder <a href="Standardvariet%C3%A4t" title="Standardvarietät">standardisiert</a> ist.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eigenschaften">Eigenschaften</h2></div>
<p>Das <span lang="en">Eggcorn</span> hat im Gegensatz zum absurden <a href="Malapropismus" title="Malapropismus">Malapropismus</a> einen im Kontext plausiblen Sinn und beweist neben der Unkenntnis der <a href="Orthographie" title="Orthographie">Orthographie</a> des Ursprungswortes auch Logik und Kreativität des Schöpfers.<sup id="cite_ref-PsyTod_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PsyTod-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span lang="en">Eggcorns</span> ersetzen oft wenig vertraute, archaische oder obskure Wörter mit geläufigeren Ausdrücken.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Der Ausdruck wurde 2003 von <a href="Geoffrey_Pullum" title="Geoffrey Pullum">Geoffrey Pullum</a> auf dem Linguistenblog Language Log geprägt.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sein Gesprächspartner Mark Liberman hatte den Fall einer Frau angesprochen, die <i><span lang="en">egg corn</span></i> (‚Eiermais‘) mit dem Wort ‚acorn‘ (‚<a href="Eichen" title="Eichen">Eichel</a>‘) vertauschte und dabei eine adäquate Bezeichnung vermisst. Pullum schlug „<span lang="en">eggcorn</span>“ vor.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Beispiele">Beispiele</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Im_Deutschen">Im Deutschen</h3></div>
<ul><li><i><a href="Altersheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Altersheim">Altersheimer</a></i> für <i><a href="Alzheimer-Krankheit" title="Alzheimer-Krankheit">Alzheimer</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><i>zum Bleistift </i> für <i>zum Beispiel</i></li>
<li><i>Badfuß</i> für <i>barfuß</i></li>
<li><i>im Steh-Greif</i> für <i>im <a href="Stegreif" title="Stegreif">Steg-Reif</a></i></li>
<li><i>Strebergarten</i> für <i><a href="Schrebergarten" class="mw-redirect" title="Schrebergarten">Schrebergarten</a></i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Im_Englischen">Im Englischen</h3></div>
<ul><li><i><span lang="en">ex-patriot</span></i> anstatt <i><span lang="en">expatriate</span></i><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><i><span lang="en">mating name</span></i> statt <i><span lang="en">maiden name</span></i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><i><span lang="en">preying mantis</span></i> statt <i><span lang="en">praying mantis</span></i><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Siehe_auch">Siehe auch</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Hyperkorrektur" title="Hyperkorrektur">Hyperkorrektur</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/browse-eggcorns/">Eggcorn Database</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007425.html">Eggcorn Liste bei Making Light</a></li>
<li><span class="cite">Jan Freeman: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/09/26/so_wrong_its_right/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Jan+Freeman+columns"><i>So wrong it's right.</i></a> The Boston Globe, 26. September 2010,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 3. Oktober 2010</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEggcorn&rft.title=So+wrong+it%27s+right&rft.description=So+wrong+it%27s+right&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fbostonglobe%2Fideas%2Farticles%2F2010%2F09%2F26%2Fso_wrong_its_right%2F%3Frss_id%3DBoston%2BGlobe%2B--%2BJan%2BFreeman%2Bcolumns&rft.creator=Jan+Freeman&rft.publisher=The+Boston+Globe&rft.date=2010-09-26"> </span></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-PsyTod-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-PsyTod_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Mark Peters: <cite style="font-style:italic">Word Watch: The Eggcorn -- Lend Me Your Ear</cite>. In: <cite style="font-style:italic"><a href="Psychology_Today" title="Psychology Today">Psychology Today</a></cite>. <span style="white-space:nowrap">Band<span style="display:inline-block;width:.2em"> </span>39</span>, <span style="white-space:nowrap">Nr.<span style="display:inline-block;width:.2em"> </span>2</span>, 2006, <span style="white-space:nowrap">S.<span style="display:inline-block;width:.2em"> </span>18</span>.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Eggcorn&rft.atitle=Word+Watch%3A+The+Eggcorn+--+Lend+Me+Your+Ear&rft.au=Mark+Peters&rft.date=2006&rft.genre=journal&rft.issue=2&rft.jtitle=Psychology+Today&rft.pages=18&rft.volume=39" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Staff: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19125662.000-the-word-eggcorns.html"><i>The word: Eggcorns.</i></a> New Scientist, 26. August 2006, <span style="white-space:nowrap;">S. 52</span>,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 21. Dezember 2006</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEggcorn&rft.title=The+word%3A+Eggcorns&rft.description=The+word%3A+Eggcorns&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fchannel%2Fopinion%2Fmg19125662.000-the-word-eggcorns.html&rft.creator=Staff&rft.publisher=New+Scientist&rft.date=2006-08-26"> </span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=9622991d5fd55ae9cfabe1b3b039ef4c&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLzVlz-zSkVA&_md5=2a09e1dd3eb6ec57bb716672068cdebd">LexisNexis link</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Michael Erard: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/science/20lang.html"><i>Analyzing Eggcorns and Snowclones, and Challenging Strunk and White.</i></a> <a href="New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a>, 20. Juni 2006, <span style="white-space:nowrap;">S. 4</span>,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 17. Januar 2013</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEggcorn&rft.title=Analyzing+Eggcorns+and+Snowclones%2C+and+Challenging+Strunk+and+White&rft.description=Analyzing+Eggcorns+and+Snowclones%2C+and+Challenging+Strunk+and+White&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2006%2F06%2F20%2Fscience%2F20lang.html&rft.creator=Michael+Erard&rft.publisher=%5B%5BNew+York+Times%5D%5D&rft.date=2006-06-20"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite style="font-style:italic">American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language</cite>. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston 2011, ISBN 978-0-547-04101-8.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Eggcorn&rft.btitle=American+Heritage+Dictionary+of+the+English+Language&rft.date=2011&rft.genre=book&rft.isbn=9780547041018&rft.place=Boston&rft.pub=Houghton+Mifflin+Harcourt" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/159/expatriot/"><i>expatriate » expatriot.</i></a> The Eggcorn Database,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 17. Januar 2013</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEggcorn&rft.title=expatriate+%C2%BB+expatriot&rft.description=expatriate+%C2%BB+expatriot&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feggcorns.lascribe.net%2Fenglish%2F159%2Fexpatriot%2F&rft.publisher=The+Eggcorn+Database"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Emine Saner: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2006/oct/05/features11.g2"><i>Tiny eggcorns, mighty gaffes.</i></a> The Guardian, 5. Oktober 2006, <span style="white-space:nowrap;">S. 2</span>,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 15. Juni 2009</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEggcorn&rft.title=Tiny+eggcorns%2C+mighty+gaffes&rft.description=Tiny+eggcorns%2C+mighty+gaffes&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftheguardian%2F2006%2Foct%2F05%2Ffeatures11.g2&rft.creator=Emine+Saner&rft.publisher=The+Guardian&rft.date=2006-10-05"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/675/prey/"><i>pray » prey.</i></a> The Eggcorn Database,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 17. Januar 2013</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEggcorn&rft.title=pray+%C2%BB+prey&rft.description=pray+%C2%BB+prey&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feggcorns.lascribe.net%2Fenglish%2F675%2Fprey%2F&rft.publisher=The+Eggcorn+Database"> </span></span>
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