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Language and German disunity : a sociolinguistic history of East and West in Germany, 1945-2000 /

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Stevenson investigates the history of national disunity in Germany since the end of World War II from a linguistic perspective. He asks: what was the role of language in the ideological conflicts of the Cold War and in the difficult process of rebuilding the German nation after 1990?

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevenson, Patrick, 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics > Germany (East)
Sociolinguistics > Germany (West)
German language > Political aspects.
Sociolinguistique > Allemagne (Est)
Sociolinguistique > Allemagne (Ouest)
Allemand (Langue) > Aspect politique.
German language > Political aspects
Sociolinguistics
Germany (East)
Germany (West)
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Stevenson investigates the history of national disunity in Germany since the end of World War II from a linguistic perspective. He asks: what was the role of language in the ideological conflicts of the Cold War and in the difficult process of rebuilding the German nation after 1990?
Item Description:9780198299707.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191708053
0191708054