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German: A Linguistic History

German: A Linguistic History

Wells, C. J.

Hardcover

Series: Linguistic History to 1945

GermanLinguistics

ISBN10: 0198157959
ISBN13: 9780198157953
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: Jan 16 1986
Pages: 606
Weight: 2.08
Height: 1.80 Width: 5.86 Depth: 8.84
Language: English
The first history of the German language to bridge the gap between the introductory handbook level and the more specialized journal articles, this volume offers students and teachers a treatment of the subject that is up to date, comprehensive, and stimulating. After outlining problems of language change and reviewing various theoretical approaches--including structuralist, generative, and sociolinguistic theories--Wells integrates internal and external linguistic history through the novel technique of perspective shift, using a different level of language to illustrate each period up to the 17th century. The author also discusses sociolinguistic developments in later medieval German, and provides a synthesis of recent material of the modern period that is not easily available.

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