Language and German Disunity A Sociolinguistic History of East and West in Germany, 1945-2000 |
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| Author:
| Stevenson, Patrick |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-829970-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $139.95AUD $127.23 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.