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A History of the German Language

through Texts

'This lively and thought-provoking book will fill a gap in the study of the history

of the German language and will provoke discussion of the way in which history is

currendy taught.'

Christopher Wells, University of Oxford

A History of the German Language through Texts examines the evolution of German,

from the Early Medieval period to the present day.

The book offers an alternative to traditional histories of the German language

by focusing on the evidence provided in primary sources. Written in a lively and

accessible style, it provides commentaries on over forty German texts. Each text

is translated, set firmly in its sociolinguistic context and analysed in terms of its

key linguistic features. Texts range from eighth century translations of the Lord's

Prayer, through medieval medical texts and early modern cookbooks to modern

scientific texts and internet chatroom messages posted on September 11, 2001.

The book also includes a glossary of technical terms and abbreviations, a

summary of the main changes in each historical period, a guide to reference

material and suggestions for further reading.

A History of the German Language through Texts is essential reading for students of

German, Linguistics or Philology.

Christopher Young is Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of

Pembroke College, where he is Director of Studies in Modern and Medieval

Languages. His publications include Narrativische Perspektiven in Wolframs Willehalm

(2000) and Ulrich von Liechtensteins Frauenbuch (2003). Thomas Gloning is Lecturer

in German Linguistics at the University of Marburg, Germany. His publications

include Organisation und Entwicklung historischer Wortschätze (2003) and Rheinfränkisches

Kochbuch {um 1445) (1998).

A History of the German

Language through Texts

Christopher Young

and Thomas Gloning

Ö Routledge

Taylor & Francis Croup

LONDON AND NEW YORK

First published 2004 by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Roudedge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

Index ©Jane A. Horton

Typeset in Baskerville by

Florence Production Ltd, Stoodleigh, Devon

Printed and bound in Great Britain by

St Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means,

now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording,

or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in

writing from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Gloning, Thomas.

A history of the German language through texts/Thomas Gloning

and Christopher Young,

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. German language—History. 2. German language—History—Sources.

I. Young, Christopher, 1967-

II. Title.

PF3075.G56 2003

430'.9—dc21

2002011960

ISBN 0-415-18331-6

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