German Language and the Real World Sociolinguistic, Cultural, and Pragmatic Perspectives on Contemporary German

Name: German Language and the Real World Sociolinguistic, Cultural, and Pragmatic Perspectives on Contemporary German
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ISBN: 9780198237389

ISBN-10: 0198237383

ISBN-13: 9780198237389

Edition: 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Patrick Stevenson

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This collection of specially commissioned essays focuses on the forms, functions, and uses of contemporary German in the period of dynamic change following reunification. Some contributors address broad issueslanguage and national identity, the status of German as an international language, language change and attempts to fix the form of the language, and sociolinguistic variationwhile others examine topics of particular significance in the current sociopolitical climate. These include social change and linguistic variation in Berlin after the Wall, the political language of the Right and Left, the speech of youth subcultures, language and gender, language and television, and language in…

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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/8/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 428
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



The Study of Real Language: Observing the Observers



To What Extent is German an International Language?



Germanness: Language and Nation



Norms and Reforms



Directions of Change in Contemporary German



After the Wall: Social Change and Linguistic Variation in Berlin



Theories of Sociolinguistic Variation in the German Context



Language in Intercultural Communication



Critical Linguistics and the Study of Institutional Communication



Political Discourse: The Language of Right and Left in Germany



Evaluation of Language use in Public Discourse: Language Attitudes in Austria



Language and Gender



Jugendsprachen: Speech Styles of Youth Subcultures



Language and Television



The Study of Real Language: Observing the Observers



To What Extent is German an International Language?



Germanness: Language and Nation



Norms and Reforms



Directions of Change in Contemporary German



After the Wall: Social Change and Linguistic Variation in Berlin



Theories of Sociolinguistic Variation in the German Context



Language in Intercultural Communication



Critical Linguistics and the Study of Institutional Communication



Political Discourse: The Language of Right and Left in Germany



Evaluation of Language use in Public Discourse: Language Attitudes in Austria



Language and Gender



Jugendsprachen: Speech Styles of Youth Subcultures



Language and Television