Associations to the word «Festschriften»

Wiktionary

FESTSCHRIFT, noun. A tribute or memorial volume filled with essays and articles by admirers in memory of a colleague.

Dictionary definition

FESTSCHRIFT, noun. A collection of writings published in honor of a scholar.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky