Peter2010 Posted February 12, 2012 at 04:54 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 at 04:54 PM I got stuck on "In: Dahl F (ed) Die Tierwelt Deutschlands" when I was reading an article. I guess this is German but I know nothing about it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted February 12, 2012 at 07:14 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 at 07:14 PM It is a citation of an article from a collection called "Die Tierwelt Deutschlands". Dahl F. is the editor of the said collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted February 12, 2012 at 07:16 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 at 07:16 PM Where did you see that? I have no idea what "In: Dahl F (ed)" is supposed to mean, but "Die Tierwelt Deutschlands" means "The Animal World of Germany". Anyway, I think there are few native German speakers + renzhe on this board who would be able to help more. EDIT: Looks like I showed up two minutes too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2010 Posted February 13, 2012 at 12:32 AM Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 at 12:32 AM @renzhe, @anonymoose, you helped me a lot, thanks! One more question, does the "In:" mean anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted February 13, 2012 at 12:42 AM Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 at 12:42 AM It means "in". The article cited is in the collection called "Die Tierwelt Deutschlands". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2010 Posted February 13, 2012 at 12:52 AM Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 at 12:52 AM So here "in" is English? OK, I see. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted February 13, 2012 at 11:29 AM Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 at 11:29 AM The word "in" is the same in both English and German. But actually, the whole thing is in English, it's just that the title of the book was not translated. "ed" is short for the English word "editor". In German version, it would have said "Hrsg." or "Hg." (for Herausgeber). I'm guessing it's an academic work written by a German, but published in English. So some of the referenced works are in German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted February 13, 2012 at 04:43 PM Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 at 04:43 PM Or an academic work written by a native English speaker who can read German, perhaps? Pretty common in academia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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