608160 VO History of New High German
winter semester 2021/2022 | Last update: 29.04.2022 | Place course on memo listBasic knowledge of structures and factors of language change. Ability to recognize and evaluate current tendencies of language change.
History of New High German; influence of language varieties and media on language change; theories of language change; language change in contemporary German.
Lecture, PowerPoint slides, discussion
Written test
Nübling, Damaris et al. (2017): Historische Sprachwissenschaft des Deutschen. Eine Einführung in die Prinzipien des Sprachwandels (5., aktualisierte Auflage). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto.
von Polenz, Peter (2013): Deutsche Sprachgeschichte vom Spätmittelalter bis zur Gegenwart: Band II. 17. und 18. Jahrhundert (2. Auflage, bearbeitet von Claudine Moulin). Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter.
von Polenz, Peter (1999): Deutsche Sprachgeschichte vom Spätmittelalter bis zur Gegenwart: Band III. 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter.
Cf. Curriculum
Because of the high number of students that will attend the course in the winter semester 2021/22, the course will have to take place online
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