This 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. The book is written from a standpoint outside of the
German-speaking tradition of linguisitc studies, and is a detailed
account in English of German sociolinguistics.
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