Kant plantenn, kant anv: linguistic inflorescence in Lower Brittany
Kant plantenn, kant anv. Inflorescence linguistique en Basse-Bretagne
Abstract
‘A hundred plants, a hundred names’. Ethnographic field surveys have given us a collection of plant names and uses in Lower Brittany, which reveal the motivational types behind the various plant names. These include colours, numbers, sensory properties, mechanical properties, therapeutic properties, morphological and anatomical features, analogies with other plants or animal organs, and religious connotations. A lexical analysis reveals how society conceives companion planting. The art of attributing names, which are coded by cultural, social and technical frameworks, emerges from these fundamental categories.
« Cent plantes, cent noms » : le texte aborde la typologie des modes de dénomination locaux des plantes en breton. L'art d'attribuer un nom y est codé par des cadres culturels, sociaux et techniques ; il reflète la façon dont la société envisage le compagnonnage avec le végétal.
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