基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1994.
Full Description
This collection of specially commissioned essays focuses on the forms, functions, and uses of contemporary German in the period of dynamic change following reunification. Some contributors address broad issueslanguage and national identity, the status of German as an international language, language change and attempts to fix the form of the language, and sociolinguistic variationwhile others examine topics of particular significance in the current sociopolitical climate. These include social change and linguistic variation in Berlin after the Wall, the political language of the Right and Left, the speech of youth subcultures, language and gender, language and television, and language in intercultural communication.
Reviews of the hardback edition
`This volume fills a void in up-to-date English-language information on German linguistics. Highly recommended for all college and university collections, as well as public libraries.' Choice, 33: 3, November 1995
`The appearance of this collection is timely. . .it updates us on important, immediate issues affecting German language and society'
`. . .while this work will be appreciated most by those focusing on sociolinguistics in the German-speaking context, those searching for comparative sociolinguistic material will find it a valuable source as well.'
`All in all, Stevenson has organized an interesting and useful volume for Germanophile sociolinguists and for those interested in a multidimensional real German.' Language Learning, 46:1, March 1996
Contents
The Study of Real Language: Observing the Observers ; To What Extent is German an International Language? ; Germanness: Language and Nation ; Norms and Reforms ; Directions of Change in Contemporary German ; After the Wall: Social Change and Linguistic Variation in Berlin ; Theories of Sociolinguistic Variation in the German Context ; Language in Intercultural Communication ; Critical Linguistics and the Study of Institutional Communication ; Political Discourse: The Language of Right and Left in Germany ; Evaluation of Language use in Public Discourse: Language Attitudes in Austria ; Language and Gender ; Jugendsprachen: Speech Styles of Youth Subcultures ; Language and Television
