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German : biography of a language
- Title
- German : biography of a language / Ruth H. Sanders.
- Author
- Sanders, Ruth H.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-2642 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- vii, 240 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Blending linguistic, anthropological, and historical research, Sanders presents a brilliant biography of the German language as it evolved across the millennia--From publisher description.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-225) and index.
- Contents
- Germanic beginnings. Timeline : from the earliest settlements in Northern Europe to the beginning of the Christian era -- The Germanic languages survive the Romans. Timeline : from the battle of Kalkriese to the end of the Western Roman Empire -- A fork in the road : high German, low German. Timeline : from the beginning of the middle ages to the Protestant reformation -- Bible German and the birth of a standard language. Timeline : from the beginning of the reformation to the beginning of the first industrial revolution -- The German language gets a state. Timeline : from the unification of Germany to the beginning of World War I -- Postwar comeback times two : a hight point, a double fall from grace, and recoveries. Timeline : from the end of World War I to the present.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-2642
- ISBN
- 9780195388459
- 0195388453
- LCCN
- 2009038656
- OCLC
- 437186866
- Author
- Sanders, Ruth H.
- Title
- German : biography of a language / Ruth H. Sanders.
- Imprint
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-225) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-2642