The German Language in Switzerland : Multilingualism, Diglossia and Variation
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
German Linguistic and Cultural Studies
ISBN-10
3906757684
ISBN-13
9783906757681
Publisher
Verlag Peter Lang
Imprint
Verlag Peter Lang
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 1998
Print length
321 Pages
Weight
442 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.40 x 1.70 cms
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This book offers a broad survey of issues relating to the German language in Switzerland. The initial focus is on the German-speaking community''s relationship with the French, Italian and Romansh language communities. Consideration is then given to the complex issue of diglossia within the germanophone Swiss community, and the maintenance of both the Swiss German dialects and the Swiss German standard language as co-existent codes of equal status. The Swiss German dialects, the Swiss variety of standard German, and the influence of various foreign languages on both of these language forms are described in some detail. Finally, sociolinguistic issues affecting the German language in Switzerland are considered: the connection between social variation and linguistic change; language variation stemming from differences of age, sex and ethnic origin; and linguistic behaviour and phatic communication.
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