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A History of the German Language Through Texts examines the evolution of German, from the Early Medieval period to the present day.Written in a lively and accessible style, the book looks at the history of German through a wide range of texts, from medical, legal and scientific writing to literature, everyday newspapers and adverts. All texts are translated and accompanied by commentaries. The book also offers 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.

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1 Introduction

2 Pre-textual German

I Old High German

 3 The Lord's Prayer

 4 Heroic Lay

 5 Legal code

 6 Political treaty

 7 Gospel harmony

 8 Political praise poem

 9 Phrasebook

 10 History

II Middle High German

 11 Williram of Ebersberg

 12 Courtly romance

 13 French influence

 14 Legal Documents

 15 Legal code

 16 Mysticism

 17 Medicine

III Early New High German

 18 Humanism and linguistic levelling

 19 Low German and the language of business

 20 Language use for special purposes

 21 Language use in the early mass media

 22 Bible translation

 23 Purism in the seventeenth century

 24 Dialect

IV New High German (C.1700-C.1945)

 25 'Natural style'

 26 J.W. Goethe

 27 Political pamphlets

 28 Lexicography and nationalism

 29 Industrialization, technology and language

 30 Elements of everyday language use

 31 Scientific prose in the nineteenth century

 32 National Socialism

V Contemporary German(c.1945-2000)

 33 The language of the GDR

 34 The public sphere

 35 English Influence

 36 Newspapers

 37 Jugendsprache

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