Language and German Disunity: A Sociolinguistic History of East and West in Germany, 1945-2000 - Softcover

Stevenson, Patrick

 
9780198299707: Language and German Disunity: A Sociolinguistic History of East and West in Germany, 1945-2000

Synopsis

This book explores the much contested concept of Germanness from a contemporary sociolinguistic perspective, tracing continuities and discontinuities in the development of Germany as a speech community from the formal division in the aftermath of the Second World War to the uncomfortable and problematic unity of the present day.

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About the Author

Patrick Stevenson studied at the Universities of Oxford, Sussex and Reading. He is currently Reader in German and Head of German Studies at the University of Southampton. He has published widely on many aspects of German sociolinguistics.

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ISBN 10:  0198299699 ISBN 13:  9780198299691
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003
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