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Variation in German : A Critical Approach to German Sociolinguistics by Stephen Barbour and Patrick Stevenson (1990, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521357047
ISBN-139780521357043
eBay Product ID (ePID)305961
Product Key Features
Number of Pages324 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameVariation in German : a Critical Approach to German Sociolinguistics
SubjectLinguistics / Sociolinguistics, German, Linguistics / General
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen Barbour, Patrick Stevenson
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN89-009810
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"...an excellent example of a way to extend the boundaries of what is considered relevant and significant for language study." Mary E. Wildner-Bassett, The Modern Language Journal, "I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a comprehensive, lucid, lively, and extremely readable account of regional variation in German or the German research tradition in this field." Language, "...by far the most comprehensive text available in the field....The text will benefit a diverse audience. For instructors and researchers interested in the German language, the book is a must, since it presents important information nowhere else available in such a concise, up-to-date, and generally well-organized manner. For the sociolinguist, the book presents one of the few successful attempts to apply the tradition of sociolinguistics to a single language system." Helga H. DeLisle, Polylingua, "...bring[s] a valuable multidimensional approach on a diachronic palette to the study of linguistic variation in German....I rather expect that Barbour and Stevenson will establish themselves as a regular entry on many graduate program reading lists." Craig W. Nickisch, German Studies Review
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.4/4/0943
Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. The historical background; 3. The German tradition of dialectology; 4. Language and society: urban speech, urbanization and 'new dialectology'; 5. Sociolinguistic variation and the continuum of colloquial speech; 6. Standard and non-standard German: their rôle in society; 7. Language in multilingual societies: the Federal Republic and Switzerland; 8. Contact and conflict; 9. Conclusions and prospects.
SynopsisThis book examines the interrelations between language and society in the German-speaking countries. The questions 'what is German and who speaks it?' and 'how does the language vary dependent on social, political and geographical factors?' are addressed and placed in their historical context. This is a comprehensive account of major topics in the contemporary study of German sociolinguistics, and topics covered include the history and development of the German language, German as a minority language, minority languages in German-speaking countries, traditional dialects, variation in contemporary colloquial speech, the influence of English on German, and German in East and West. It draws together much otherwise inaccessible material from a great range of sources. The authors also assess critically research work carried out in German-speaking countries., This book, which examines the interrelations of language and society in German-speaking countries, is the most detailed account of German sociolinguistics to appear in English. Topics covered include the history and development of the German language, German as a minority language, traditional dialects, the influence of English on German, and German in the East and West. It will appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates whose background is in German but who have little or no previous knowledge of linguistics, and it has also been designed to be accessible to students and researchers in linguistics who have little or no knowledge of German, since all examples are translated., This book examines the interrelations between language and society in the German-speaking countries. It is the most detailed account yet to appear in English of German sociolinguistics.
LC Classification NumberPF3074.7 .B37 1990
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