German : Biography of a Language

Biography of a Language

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Foreign Languages, German, Language Arts, Linguistics, History, Germany
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Author: Ruth H. Sanders ISBN: 9780199889167
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: May 21, 2010
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English
Author: Ruth H. Sanders
ISBN: 9780199889167
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: May 21, 2010
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English

Thousands of years ago seafront clans in Denmark began speaking the earliest form of Germanic language--the first of six "signal events" that Ruth Sanders highlights in this marvelous history of the German language. Blending linguistic anthropological and historical research Sanders presents a brilliant biography of the language as it evolved across the millennia. She sheds light on the influence of such events as the bloody three-day Battle of Kalkriese which permanently halted the incursion of both the Romans and the Latin language into northern Europe and the publication of Martin Luther's German Bible translation a "People's" Bible which in effect forged from a dozen spoken dialects a single German language. The narrative ranges through the turbulent Middle Ages the spread of the printing press the formation of the nineteenth-century German Empire which united the German-speaking territories north of the Alps and Germany's twentieth-century military and cultural horrors. The book also covers topics such as the Gothic language (now extinct) the vast expansion of Germanic tribes during the Roman era the role of the Vikings in spreading the Norse language the branching off of Yiddish the lasting impact of the Thirty Years War on the German psyche the revolution of 1848 and much more. Ranging from prehistoric times to modern post-war Germany this engaging volume offers a fascinating account of the evolution of a major European language as well as a unique look at the history of the German people. It will appeal to everyone interested in German language culture or history.

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Thousands of years ago seafront clans in Denmark began speaking the earliest form of Germanic language--the first of six "signal events" that Ruth Sanders highlights in this marvelous history of the German language. Blending linguistic anthropological and historical research Sanders presents a brilliant biography of the language as it evolved across the millennia. She sheds light on the influence of such events as the bloody three-day Battle of Kalkriese which permanently halted the incursion of both the Romans and the Latin language into northern Europe and the publication of Martin Luther's German Bible translation a "People's" Bible which in effect forged from a dozen spoken dialects a single German language. The narrative ranges through the turbulent Middle Ages the spread of the printing press the formation of the nineteenth-century German Empire which united the German-speaking territories north of the Alps and Germany's twentieth-century military and cultural horrors. The book also covers topics such as the Gothic language (now extinct) the vast expansion of Germanic tribes during the Roman era the role of the Vikings in spreading the Norse language the branching off of Yiddish the lasting impact of the Thirty Years War on the German psyche the revolution of 1848 and much more. Ranging from prehistoric times to modern post-war Germany this engaging volume offers a fascinating account of the evolution of a major European language as well as a unique look at the history of the German people. It will appeal to everyone interested in German language culture or history.

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