Name: Variation in German By Stephen Barbour (Middlesex University, London)
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Variation in German: A Critical Approach to German Sociolinguistics by Stephen Barbour (Middlesex University, London)

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.

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I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a comprehensive, lucid, lively, and extremely readable account of regional variation in German or the German research tradition in this field. Language
...by far the most comprehensive text available in the field....The text will benefit a diverse audience. For instructors and researchers interested in the German language, the book is a must, since it presents important information nowhere else available in such a concise, up-to-date, and generally well-organized manner. For the sociolinguist, the book presents one of the few successful attempts to apply the tradition of sociolinguistics to a single language system. Helga H. DeLisle, Polylingua
...an excellent example of a way to extend the boundaries of what is considered relevant and significant for language study. Mary E. Wildner-Bassett, The Modern Language Journal
...bring[s] a valuable multidimensional approach on a diachronic palette to the study of linguistic variation in German....I rather expect that Barbour and Stevenson will establish themselves as a regular entry on many graduate program reading lists. Craig W. Nickisch, German Studies Review

1. Introduction; 2. The historical background; 3. The German tradition of dialectology; 4. Language and society: urban speech, urbanization and 'new dialectology'; 5. Sociolinguistic variation and the continuum of colloquial speech; 6. Standard and non-standard German: their role in society; 7. Language in multilingual societies: the Federal Republic and Switzerland; 8. Contact and conflict; 9. Conclusions and prospects.

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9780521357043

ISBN 10

0521357047

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Variation in German: A Critical Approach to German Sociolinguistics by Stephen Barbour (Middlesex University, London)

Author

Stephen Barbour (Middlesex University, London)

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Cambridge University Press

Year published

19900510

Number of pages

324

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Variation in German Stephen Barbour (Middlesex University, London)

Variation in German by Stephen Barbour (Middlesex University, London)

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Variation in German: A Critical Approach to German Sociolinguistics by Stephen Barbour (Middlesex University, London)

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