The German-Speaking World: A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues

ISBN-13: 9781138858398 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 176 str.

Patrick Stevenson; Kristine Horner; Nils Langer

Opis

The German Speaking World is an accessible textbook that offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the German language and its role in the world. It is written for undergraduate students who have a sound practical knowledge of German but who have little or no knowledge of linguistics or sociolinguistics This new edition has been fully revised to reflect the many political and social changes of the last 15 years including the impact of technology on language change. It continues to combine text with practical exercises and discussion questions to stimulate readers to think for themselves and to tackle specific problems

Spis treści

Part one The Position of German in the World  1 German: language, people, place  2 Language and national identity  3 German in the globalised world of the twenty-first century  Part two Aspects of German in Use  4 Regional variation  5 Standard German  6 Patterns of variation and change in contemporary German  7 New styles of spoken German  8 Mediated language  9 Linguistic landscapes  Part three Sociolinguistic Controversies  10 Linguistic purism  11 Language and education  12 Language and citizenship