The German Language and the Real World

Sociolinguistic, Cultural, and Pragmatic Perspectives on Contemporary German
In this collection of essays, German linguists consider a wide range of topics, including language change, language in political discourse, language in Berlin after the Wall, language and gender, the speech styles of youth subcultures, and language and television.
Language has always played an important part in the debate about cultural and political identity in the German-speaking areas of Europe. It is therefore not surprising that the dramatic events of the early 1990s, most notably the reunification of Germany, have led to an upsurge of interest in the German language. This collection of essays provides an insight into the interests and approaches of German-speaking linguists in this period of dynamic change, focusing on the forms, functions, and uses of contemporary German. Some contributors address broad issues - language and nationality, the status of German as an international language, language change and attempts to fix the form of language, and sociolinguistic variation, while others examine topics of particular significance in today's socioplitical scene. 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.

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