Mending the boat while sailing : : languages of linguistic reform in the German territories, c. 1750–1815

Abstract: Mending the Boat While Sailing: Languages of Linguistic Reform in the German Territories, c. 1750–1815, traces the ways in which projects of language reform in the German territories were framed. It identifies two different ‘languages’ of linguistic reform dominating debates on the topic from the second half of the eighteenth century to the early decades of the nineteenth: a language of linguistic enlightenment and one of linguistic identity. Despite their common subject matter , their perspectives were fundamentally different. Thus, two competing approaches of speaking about language emerged, presenting contrasting vistas on the German language’s current state, the possibilities of its future reform, and their political and social implications

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Languages of reform in the eighteenth century : when Europe lost its fear of change. - [S.I.] : Richter, Susan; Maissen, Thomas; Albertone, Manuela, 2020. - 253-275, ISBN: 1000740528

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Sprachreform ; Deutsch ; Französisch ; Aufklärung ; Sprache ; Deutschlandforschung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Freiburg
• (who): Universität
• (when): 2021
• Creator: Jung, Theo

Further information

• DOI: 10.6094/UNIFR/219140
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2191401
• Rights: Kein Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:54 PM CET