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- Title
Schreibsprachen im Übergang. Untersuchungen zum Sprachwandel im niederdeutschostmitteldeutschen Übergangsraum im Spätmittelalter und in der Frühen Neuzeit.
- Authors
Tsapaeva, Sabina
- Abstract
The work of Luise Czajkowski examines language change in the transition area between Low German and East Central German in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. The author analyzes court records, city records, and documents to trace the replacement process of Low German by High German in the area between Halle and Calbe. A research gap regarding language change in Low German and the replacement of Low German by High German in the Central German area of the ancient tribes is identified. The work consists of three main parts and an extensive list of sources and literature. The map and commentary section is the central part of the work and is based on a comprehensive literature base. However, some bibliographic information is missing and the bibliography is not consistent. The author chooses a corpus linguistic investigation to test the working hypotheses. However, there are limitations in the selection of sources and the method is not discussed in detail. A total of 43 variables are analyzed to determine differences between southern and northern forms. In her dissertation, Luise Czajkowski examines the transition from Low German to High German based on administrative documents from the period between 1265 and 1490. She finds that there was an intensive change in the written languages of the region, in which not only Low German forms were replaced by High German, but also new lexemes were introduced and others were reduced. The maps and data show that the Low German forms were gradually replaced by High German and that there were profound changes in space and time. The language change initially occurred through an increase in the variants of a variable, and the high variation can be attributed to the fear of homonyms and the generally strong morphological variation. The High German variants had different ranges, and certain structures in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period can be recognized in the linguistic area. The replacement of written language by spoken language occurred due to changes in the spoken language. The author concludes the results section by stating that the replacement of written language by spoken language can be dated back to at least the end of the 15th century. Luise Czajkowski's study demonstrates a dedicated examination of language change in the transition area between Low German and East Central German in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. The linguistic investigation and the thorough mapping, along with commentary, provide an important contribution to further research on written languages in the transition area.
- Subjects
HALLE an der Saale (Germany); ORAL communication; GERMAN language; LINGUISTIC change; EVIDENCE gaps; WRITTEN communication; ACADEMIC dissertations
- Publication
Linguistische Berichte, 2024, Issue 278, p227
- ISSN
0024-3930
- Publication type
Article